Levitical

[ li-vit-i-kuhl ]

/ lɪˈvɪt ɪ kəl /

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adjective

of or relating to the Levites.

of or relating to Leviticus or the law (Levitical law ) contained in Leviticus.

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Origin of Levitical

1525–35; <Late Latin Lēvitic(us) (see Leviticus) + -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM Levitical

Le·vit·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby Levitical

Lévi-Strauss, levitate, levitation, Levite, leviter, Levitical, Leviticus, Levittown, levity, Levkas, Levkosia

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How to use Levitical in a sentence

This variety of manner in the payment of vows, was suited to the circumstances of the Church under the Levitical institutes.
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham
Few mountaineers will eat the hare, or the pig, in that these come under Levitical prohibition.
The Cradle of Mankind|W.A. Wigram
Under the Patriarchal, Levitical, and Christian dispensations, she is one.
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham
During this age Israel has no temple and all their Levitical ordinances can no longer be practised by them.
The Prophet Ezekiel|Arno C. Gaebelein

Levitical peculiarities suggest the ubiquitous decad of the lost tribes of Israel.
The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies|Robert Gordon Latham

British Dictionary definitions for Levitical

Levitical

Levitic

/ (lɪˈvɪtɪkəl) /

adjective

of or relating to the Levites

of or relating to the book of Leviticus containing moral precepts and many of the laws concerning the Temple ritual and construction

Derived forms of Levitical

Levitically, adverb

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