adjective
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of or relating to the Levites
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of or relating to the book of Leviticus containing moral precepts and many of the laws concerning the Temple ritual and construction
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of Levitical
1525–35; < Late Latin Lēvitic ( us ) ( see Leviticus) + -al 1
Example Sentences
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For her second book, A Year of Biblical Womanhood, she spent a year following the Bible’s instructions for women literally, gamely camping out in her yard in obedience to Levitical instructions for menstruating women.
From Slate ● May 4, 2019
Written prohibitions can be traced as far back as the Levitical Codes.
From Slate ● Feb. 7, 2012
Throughout it is assumed that the Levitical organization had been in existence from the days of David, to whom its foundation is ascribed.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various
The Levitical holiness adheres outwardly to persons and things and consists in their separation or their reservation from common use.
From Jewish Theology by Kaufmann Kohler
Again, was it necessary to the typical perfection of the Levitical offering, that it should be the best of the flock?
From The Seven Lamps of Architecture by John Ruskin
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