English Explanatory Dictionary

sacerdotal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to priests or a high religious order; priestly.

Pronunciation

/ˌsæs.ə(ɹ)ˈdəʊ.təl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sacerdotal.wav

Word forms

sacerdotal more sacerdotal most sacerdotal

Etymology

From Middle English sacerdotale, from Old French sacerdotal, from Latin sacerdōtālis (“priestly”).

Synonyms

hieratic priestly

Derived words

antisacerdotal extrasacerdotal nonsacerdotal sacerdotage sacerdotalise sacerdotalism sacerdotalist sacerdotalize sacerdotally semisacerdotal unsacerdotal
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