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Levitical

[li-vit-i-kuh l]
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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
Related formsLe·vit·i·cal·ly, adverb
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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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