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sacerdotal
[ sas-er-doht-l ]
/ ËsĂŠs ÉrËdoÊt l /
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adjective
of priests; priestly.
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Origin of sacerdotal
1350â1400; Middle English <Latin sacerdĆtÄlis, equivalent to sacerdĆt- (stem of sacerdĆs) priest + -Älis-al1
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British Dictionary definitions for sacerdotal
sacerdotal
/ (ËsĂŠsÉËdÉÊtÉl) /
adjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of priests
Derived forms of sacerdotal
sacerdotally, adverbWord Origin for sacerdotal
C14: from Latin sacerdĆtÄlis, from sacerdĆs priest, from sacer sacred
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