Levitical

[ li-vit-i-kuh l ]

/ lɪˈvɪt ɪ kəl /

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

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He made an end of sin, abolished the Levitical priesthood, and swallowed up all the types and shadows in himself.
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The priest, under the Levitical economy, could never sit down, for the obvious reason that his work was never done.
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It was in the end of the world; that is, at the conclusion of the Levitical dispensation.
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The Levitical party in Madrid have, in the meantime, spared no effort to vilify me.
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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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