sacerdotal

[ sas-er-doht-l ]

adjective

1. of priests; priestly.

sacerdotal

/ ˌsæsəˈdəʊtəl /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of priests

Derived Forms

• ˌsacerˈdotally, adverb

Other Words From

• 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sacerdotal¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin sacerdōtālis, equivalent to sacerdōt- (stem of sacerdōs ) priest + -ālis -al ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of sacerdotal¹

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

Example Sentences

Its chief officer is the president, whose sacerdotal art consists of sticking to generic invocations of the deity.

From The Daily Beast

No sacerdotal institution existed among the Greeks without songs and dances.

From Project Gutenberg

Like the Mosaic Law, under the sedulous care of the sacerdotal orders it ripened into a most burdensome ritualism.

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We need only open our eyes to see the unworthy means employed by sacerdotal policy to stifle the dawning reason of men.

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The sacerdotal order amongst the Mexicans was a numerous one, well arranged and powerful.

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In Prussia the same momentous point is being tried with every chance of the sacerdotal party being worsted.

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