sacerdotal

[ sas-er-doht-l ]

/ ˌsæs ərˈdoʊt l /

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adjective

of priests; priestly.

Origin of sacerdotal

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin sacerdōtālis, equivalent to sacerdōt- (stem of sacerdōs) priest + -ālis -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM sacerdotal

sac·er·do·tal·ly, adverb non·sac·er·do·tal, adjective non·sac·er·do·tal·ly, adverb su·per·sac·er·do·tal, adjective

su·per·sac·er·do·tal·ly, adverb un·sac·er·do·tal, adjective un·sac·er·do·tal·ly, adverb

Words nearby sacerdotal

sacculiform, sacculocochlear, sacculus, saccus, sacellum, sacerdotal, sacerdotalism, sachem, sacher torte, sacher-masoch, sachet

Example sentences from the Web for sacerdotal

His description will be given in full in treating of the sacerdotal uses of shells.

Art in Shell of the Ancient Americans |William H. Holmes
The kings were generally warriors, and latterly adopted into the sacerdotal caste.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 |Various
But this was not the only invitation I then received to enter upon a sacerdotal career.

Library Of The World's Best Literature, Ancient And Modern, Vol 3 |Various
They flee from the intolerant zealotry of the sacerdotal south to the genial modernism of the latitudinarian north.

Painted Windows |Harold Begbie

An Ādhyan is never a priest; he is a being above even such functions as are sacerdotal in the temple.

Castes and Tribes of Southern India |Edgar Thurston

British Dictionary definitions for sacerdotal

sacerdotal

/ (ˌsæsəˈdəʊtəl) /

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of priests

Derived forms of sacerdotal

sacerdotally, adverb

Word Origin for sacerdotal

C14: from Latin sacerdōtālis, from sacerdōs priest, from sacer sacred

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