Aaronic

American  

[ai-ron-ik, a-ron-] / ɛəˈrɒn ɪk, æˈrɒn- /

adjective

1. of or relating to Aaron.

2. pertaining or belonging to the order of Jewish priests descended from Aaron.

3. of the second, or lesser, order of priesthood in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

4. priestly.

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Aaronic British  

/ ɛəˈrɒnɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to Aaron, his family, or the priestly dynasty initiated by him

2. of or relating to the Israelite high priesthood

3. of or relating to the priesthood in general

4. Mormon Church denoting or relating to the second order of the Mormon priesthood

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Etymology

Origin of Aaronic

First recorded in 1870–75; Aaron + -ic

Example Sentences

Second, it is still more evident that the Aaronic priesthood has been set aside if we recall another feature in the allegory of Melchizedek.

From The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews by Edwards, Thomas Charles

In the Aaronic priesthood this has been specially noted.

From Church and State as Seen in the Formation of Christendom by Allies, T. W. (Thomas William)

The Apostle directs attention to the strange absence of any swearing of an oath on the part of God when He instituted the Aaronic priesthood, or on the part of the priest at his consecration.

From The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews by Edwards, Thomas Charles

In these latter days of the restored Church, John the Baptist appeared in person and conferred the Aaronic Priesthood upon Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery.

From A Rational Theology As Taught by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Widtsoe, John A.

But they fail to observe that he was without these things in the Aaronic priesthood.

From Autobiography of Frank G. Allen, Minister of the Gospel and Selections from his Writings by Graham, Robert