sacerdotal
[ sas-er-doht-l ]
/ ˌsæs ərˈdoʊt l /
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adjective
of priests; priestly.
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Origin of sacerdotal
1350–1400; Middle English <Latin sacerdōtālis, equivalent to sacerdōt- (stem of sacerdōs) priest + -ālis-al1
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British Dictionary definitions for sacerdotal
sacerdotal
/ (ˌsæsəˈdəʊtəl) /
adjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of priests
Derived forms of sacerdotal
sacerdotally, adverbWord Origin for sacerdotal
C14: from Latin sacerdōtālis, from sacerdōs priest, from sacer sacred
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