priesthood
Origin of priesthood
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- an·ti·priest·hood, adjective
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How to use priesthood in a sentence
Just as the Jewish homeland was treated like a football by foreign powers like the Ptolemies of Egypt and Seleucids of Syria, the power of the priesthood was an important focus in intra-Jewish power struggles.
Did Archaeologists Just Find Evidence of Hanukkah Stories? | Candida Moss | November 29, 2021 | The Daily BeastShe has also lost her right to be a priesthood holder, a religious honor granted only to men in the Church.
Thank God! To the Church, This Transgender Woman Is Just a Skank | Emily Shire | October 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFor a lot of Mormon women, asking ‘Do you want the priesthood?’
Mormon Reformers Behind the ‘Zion Curtain’ Refuse to Be Silenced | Kurt Opprecht | August 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHaving created a picture of Hell, the Tea Party priesthood must furnish the faithful with an image of Paradise.
The Tea Party Isn’t a Political Movement, It’s a Religious One | Jack Schwartz | July 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIf you are a man, and therefore a priesthood holder, it takes a council of 15 men to agree on excommunication.
Excommunication With a Smile: Mormon Feminist Kicked Out of the Church | Emily Shire | June 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Until relatively recently, Mormons excluded African-Americans from the priesthood.
A Victory for ‘Religious Freedom’ is a Loss for Religion | Gene Robinson | June 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThese two phenomenal facts imply some strong antagonism to the priesthood and their system.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature | Moncure Daniel ConwayThe Roman Catholic priesthood, to a man, would lend to it the influence of all its spiritual authority.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. AbbottAnd through Christ come all the distinguishing features, and all the high privileges of his people, as an holy priesthood.
The Ordinance of Covenanting | John CunninghamHad it not been for the Everlasting Covenant, the rite of sacrifice had not been instituted, and a priesthood had not been.
The Ordinance of Covenanting | John CunninghamThose faithful to the covenant of the priesthood are approved, while the desecrators thereof are fearfully condemned.
The Ordinance of Covenanting | John Cunningham
British Dictionary definitions for priesthood
/ (ˈpriːstˌhʊd) /
the state, order, or office of a priest
priests collectively
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