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priesthood

[ preest-hoo d ]

/ ˈprist hʊd /

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noun

the condition or office of a priest.

priests collectively.

Origin of priesthood

before 900; Middle English presthed(e), presthod(e), Old English prēosthād. See priest, -hood

OTHER WORDS FROM priesthood

an·ti·priest·hood, adjective

Words nearby priesthood

priest-hole, priest-ridden, priestcraft, priestess, priestfish, priesthood, priestley, priestly, prig, priggery, priggism

Example sentences from the Web for priesthood

She has also lost her right to be a priesthood holder, a religious honor granted only to men in the Church.

Thank God! To the Church, This Transgender Woman Is Just a Skank |Emily Shire |October 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
For a lot of Mormon women, asking ‘Do you want the priesthood?’

Mormon Reformers Behind the ‘Zion Curtain’ Refuse to Be Silenced |Kurt Opprecht |August 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Having created a picture of Hell, the Tea Party priesthood must furnish the faithful with an image of Paradise.

The Tea Party Isn’t a Political Movement, It’s a Religious One |Jack Schwartz |July 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
If you are a man, and therefore a priesthood holder, it takes a council of 15 men to agree on excommunication.

Excommunication With a Smile: Mormon Feminist Kicked Out of the Church |Emily Shire |June 23, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Until relatively recently, Mormons excluded African-Americans from the priesthood.

A Victory for ‘Religious Freedom’ is a Loss for Religion |Gene Robinson |June 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In his brief he spoke in the highest terms of the Spanish episcopate, and of the piety and heroic devotion of the priesthood.

The War Upon Religion |Rev. Francis A. Cunningham
Petosiris had then succeeded his brother in the priesthood of Isis.

Essays on the Greek Romances |Elizabeth Hazelton Haight
The time demanded defence and support of the priesthood, and this Canute granted, at least toward the close of his life.

Canute the Great |Laurence Marcellus Larson
The Mormon priesthood look toward the establishment of a temporal kingdom in connection with their religion.

Woman, Church & State |Matilda Joslyn Gage
Page 162: Each tribe has its medicine men and women, an order of priesthood consulted and employed in all times of sickness.

The Origin of the Werewolf Superstition |Caroline Taylor Stewart

British Dictionary definitions for priesthood

priesthood

/ (ˈpriːstˌhʊd) /

noun

the state, order, or office of a priest

priests collectively