Levitical

[li-vit-i-kuh l]

adjective

of or relating to the Levites.

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

Origin of Levitical

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

Related formsLe·vit·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for levitical

Historical Examples of levitical

These unions were all in contravention of the Levitical law.
Folkways
William Graham Sumner
Under the Patriarchal, Levitical, and Christian dispensations, she is one.
The Ordinance of Covenanting
John Cunningham
This Flame of the Presence was the beating heart of the Levitical order.
The Pursuit of God
A. W. Tozer
Lastly, Paul argues from the Levitical usage to the Christian.
The Expositor's Bible: The First Epistle to the Corinthians
Marcus Dods
A dominion which every article in the Levitical law enlarged and strengthened.
The Life of David
Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for levitical

Levitical

Levitic

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 FormsLevitically, adverb

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