sacerdotal

[sas-er-doht-l]

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adjective

of priests; priestly.

Origin of sacerdotal

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin sacerdōtālis, equivalent to sacerdōt- (stem of sacerdōs) priest + -ālis -al¹

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Related Words for sacerdotal

priestly, clerical, ministerial, sacred, apostolic

Examples from the Web for sacerdotal

Historical Examples of sacerdotal

He did not believe in priests in their sacerdotal character.
Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard
Joseph Conrad
Freedom from sacerdotal dogma, from secular law, she has always had.
The Soul of a People
H. Fielding
No, His sacerdotal qualification is of another sort and a greater.
Messages from the Epistle to the Hebrews
Handley C.G. Moule
For He is, what every sacerdotal minister must be, an Offerer.
Messages from the Epistle to the Hebrews
Handley C.G. Moule
The Oriental civilizations on the contrary were sacerdotal in character.
The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism
Franz Cumont

British Dictionary definitions for sacerdotal

sacerdotal

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of priests

Derived Formssacerdotally, adverb

Word Origin for sacerdotal

C14: from Latin sacerdōtālis, from sacerdōs priest, from sacer sacred

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Word Origin and History for sacerdotal

adj.

c.1400, from Old French sacerdotal and directly from Latin sacerdotalis "of or pertaining to a priest," from sacerdos (genitive sacerdotis) "priest," literally "offerer of sacrifices," from sacer "holy" (see sacred) + stem of dare "to give" (see date (n.1)).