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Levitical

[ li-vit-i-kuhl ]
/ 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

Words nearby Levitical

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