sacerdotalism
Americannoun
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the principles, methods, etc, of the priesthood
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the belief that ordained priests are endowed with sacramental and sacrificial powers
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exaggerated respect for priests
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derogatory power over people's opinions and actions achieved by priests through sophistry or guile
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Origin of sacerdotalism
First recorded in 1840–50; sacerdotal + -ism
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The new liturgy still retained much of the leaven of sacerdotalism and sacramentarianism, but it was decidedly in advance of anything which could have been issued in the days of Henry VIII.
From John Knox by Taylor, William M. (William Mackergo)
THE claim of sacerdotalism is substantially as follows: Adam was the first man and the sole progenitor of the entire human race.
From The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets by Westbrook, Richard B.
If Gregory of Heimburg embodies the revolt of the ruling classes against Rome, Hans of Niklaushausen shows us the restless spirit of opposition to sacerdotalism which was spreading among the lower strata of society.
From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Lea, Henry Charles
A dull acquiescence in the dictates of the Church may be crossed by an occasional gleam of rebellion against sacerdotalism, roused by some temporary stirring up of the hatred felt against the Jesuits.
From Spanish Life in Town and Country by Dawson, William Harbutt
We look in vain for anything to be compared with this in the Vedic literature, still less in that of the period of Brahmanical sacerdotalism, or in the still later speculations of the philosophic schools.
From Oriental Religions and Christianity A Course of Lectures Delivered on the Ely Foundation Before the Students of Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1891 by Ellinwood, Frank F.
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