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SACERDOTAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Associated with the priesthood or priests
Example:
hieratic gestures
Synonyms:
hieratic; hieratical; priestly; sacerdotal
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
priesthood (the body of ordained religious practitioners)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of or relating to a belief in sacerdotalism
Example:
sacerdotal emphasis on the authority of priests
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
sacerdotalism (a belief that priests can act as mediators between human beings and God)
Derivation:
sacerdotalism (a belief that priests can act as mediators between human beings and God)
