sacerdotal

[ sas-er-doht-l ]
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adjective
  1. of priests; priestly.

Origin of sacerdotal

1
1350–1400; Middle English <Latin sacerdōtālis, equivalent to sacerdōt- (stem of sacerdōs) priest + -ālis-al1

Other words from sacerdotal

  • sac·er·do·tal·ly, adverb
  • non·sac·er·do·tal, adjective
  • non·sac·er·do·tal·ly, adverb
  • su·per·sac·er·do·tal, adjective
  • su·per·sac·er·do·tal·ly, adverb
  • un·sac·er·do·tal, adjective
  • un·sac·er·do·tal·ly, adverb

Words Nearby sacerdotal

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How to use sacerdotal in a sentence

  • In Prussia the same momentous point is being tried with every chance of the sacerdotal party being worsted.

British Dictionary definitions for sacerdotal

sacerdotal

/ (ˌsæsəˈdəʊtəl) /


adjective
  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of priests

Origin of sacerdotal

1
C14: from Latin sacerdōtālis, from sacerdōs priest, from sacer sacred

Derived forms of sacerdotal

  • sacerdotally, adverb

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