sacerdotal

[ sas-er-doht-l ]

/ ˌsæs ərˈdoʊt l /

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adjective

of priests; priestly.

Nearby words

sacculiform, sacculocochlear, sacculus, saccus, sacellum, sacerdotal, sacerdotalism, sachem, sachemic, sacher torte, sacher-masoch

Origin of sacerdotal

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

Related forms

sac·er·do·tal·ly, adverbnon·sac·er·do·tal, adjectivenon·sac·er·do·tal·ly, adverbsu·per·sac·er·do·tal, adjective

su·per·sac·er·do·tal·ly, adverbun·sac·er·do·tal, adjectiveun·sac·er·do·tal·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for sacerdotal

His description will be given in full in treating of the sacerdotal uses of shells.
Art in Shell of the Ancient Americans|William H. Holmes
The kings were generally warriors, and latterly adopted into the sacerdotal caste.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4|Various
But this was not the only invitation I then received to enter upon a sacerdotal career.
Library Of The World's Best Literature, Ancient And Modern, Vol 3|Various
They flee from the intolerant zealotry of the sacerdotal south to the genial modernism of the latitudinarian north.
Painted Windows|Harold Begbie

An Ādhyan is never a priest; he is a being above even such functions as are sacerdotal in the temple.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston

British Dictionary definitions for sacerdotal

sacerdotal

/ (ˌsæsəˈdəʊtəl) /

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

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)).

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sacerdotal

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