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- antipriesthood adjective
Etymology
Origin of priesthood
before 900; Middle English presthed ( e ), presthod ( e ), Old English prēosthād. See priest, -hood
Example Sentences
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And then as I say in the book, I came home and turned on the TV and saw a documentary about Thomas Merton, the Trappist monk, and monastic life and the priesthood.
From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026
WSJ: You and Powell have come from similar backgrounds, not academic, not from the priesthood of central banking.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026
Part of being welcomed into the legal priesthood is that you learn that these cases are embarrassing.
From Slate • Oct. 6, 2025
Brain, now of Park Road in Wilmslow, Cheshire, was fast-tracked for priesthood by the Church of England in 1991 as the popularity of the NOS grew.
From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025
It was a seminary, but there was no obligation to the priesthood.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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