sacerdotal
[ sas-er-doht-l ]
/ ˌsæs ərˈdoʊt l /
adjective
of priests; priestly.
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Nearby words
sacculiform, sacculocochlear, sacculus, saccus, sacellum, sacerdotal, sacerdotalism, sachem, sacher torte, sacher-masoch, sachet
Origin of sacerdotal
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin sacerdōtālis, equivalent to sacerdōt- (stem of sacerdōs) priest + -ālis -al1
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sacerdotal
/ (ˌsæsəˈdəʊtəl) /
adjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of priests
Derived Forms
sacerdotally, adverbWord Origin for sacerdotal
C14: from Latin sacerdōtālis, from sacerdōs priest, from sacer sacred
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