sacerdotal

adjective sac·er·do·tal \ˌsa-sər-ˈdō-t^əl, ˌsa-kər-\

Definition of SACERDOTAL

: of or relating to priests or a priesthood : priestly <sacerdotal robes> <sacerdotal authority>

: of, relating to, or suggesting sacerdotalism

— sac·er·do·tal·ly \-t^əl-ē\ adverb

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Origin of SACERDOTAL

Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin sacerdotalis, from sacerdot-, sacerdos priest, from sacer sacred + -dot-, -dos (akin to facere to make) — more at sacred, do

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to SACERDOTAL

Synonyms: clerkly, ministerial, pastoral, priestly, clerical

Antonyms: lay, nonclerical, secular, temporal

Other Christian Religious Terms

Pentateuch, blasphemy, curate, doxology, eremite, iconoclasm, liturgy, orison, pneuma, reliquary

Rhymes with SACERDOTAL

anecdotal, antidotal

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