sacerdotal

sac·er·do·tal

 (săs′ər-dōt′l, săk′-)

adj.

1. Of or relating to priests or the priesthood; priestly.

2. Of or relating to sacerdotalism.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin sacerdōtālis, from sacerdōs, sacerdōt-, priest; see sak- in Indo-European roots.]

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sac′er·do′tal·ly adv.

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sacerdotal

(ˌsæsəˈdəʊtəl)

adj

(Ecclesiastical Terms) of, relating to, or characteristic of priests

[C14: from Latin sacerdōtālis, from sacerdōs priest, from sacer sacred]

ˌsacerˈdotally adv

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sac•er•do•tal

(ˌsæs ərˈdoʊt l)

adj.

of priests; priestly.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin sacerdōtālis, derivative of sacerdōt-, s. of sacerdōs priest]

sac`er•do′tal•ly, adv.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	sacerdotal - of or relating to a belief in sacerdotalism; "sacerdotal emphasis on the authority of priests"
	2.	sacerdotal - associated with the priesthood or priests; "priestly (or sacerdotal) vestments"; "hieratic gestures" hieratic, hieratical, priestly

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Translations

sacerdotal

[ˌsæsəˈdəʊtl] ADJ → sacerdotal

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sacerdotal

adj → priesterlich

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