sacerdotal
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sac·er·do·tal
(săs′ər-dōt′l, săk′-)adj.
1. Of or relating to priests or the priesthood; priestly.
2. Of or relating to sacerdotalism.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin sacerdōtālis, from sacerdōs, sacerdōt-, priest; see sak- in Indo-European roots.]
sac′er·do′tal·ly adv.
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sacerdotal
(ˌsæsəˈdəʊtəl)adj
(Ecclesiastical Terms) of, relating to, or characteristic of priests
[C14: from Latin sacerdōtālis, from sacerdōs priest, from sacer sacred]
ˌsacerˈdotally adv
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sac•er•do•tal
(ˌsæs ərˈdoʊt l)adj.
of priests; priestly.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin sacerdōtālis, derivative of sacerdōt-, s. of sacerdōs priest]
sac`er•do′tal•ly, adv.
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| Adj. | 1. | sacerdotal - of or relating to a belief in sacerdotalism; "sacerdotal emphasis on the authority of priests" |
| 2. | sacerdotal - associated with the priesthood or priests; "priestly (or sacerdotal) vestments"; "hieratic gestures" |
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sacerdotal
adj → priesterlich
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