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SACERDOTAL
priestly, hieratic, hieratical, sacerdotal
(adjective) associated with the priesthood or priests; “priestly (or sacerdotal) vestments”; “hieratic gestures”
sacerdotal
(adjective) of or relating to a belief in sacerdotalism; “sacerdotal emphasis on the authority of priests”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
sacerdotal (comparative more sacerdotal, superlative most sacerdotal)
(religion) Of or relating to priests or a high religious order; priestly.
Synonyms
• hieratic (Grecian)
• priestly
Anagrams
• crateloads
Source: Wiktionary
Sac`er*do"tal, a. Etym: [L. sacerdotalis, fr. sacerdos, -otis, a priest, fr.sacer holy, sacred: cf. F. sacerdotal.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to priests, or to the order of priests; relating to the priesthood; priesty; as, sacerdotal dignity; sacerdotal functions. The ascendency of the sacerdotal order was long the ascendency which naturally and properly belongs to intellectual superiority. Macaulay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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