sacerdotal
/,sæsə'doutl/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Relating to priests or the priesthood: Pertaining to the office, character, or work of a priest.
- Characteristic of or advocating sacerdotalism: Emphasizing the special powers, authority, or role of the priesthood, particularly in mediating between God and people.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The bishop wore elaborate sacerdotal vestments for the ceremony.
- The ritual required specific sacerdotal knowledge passed down through generations.
- His sacerdotal duties included performing sacraments and offering spiritual guidance.
Advanced Usage
"Sacerdotal authority": The power or right vested in the priesthood.
- The doctrine reinforced the sacerdotal authority of the clergy in interpreting scripture.
"Sacerdotal function": A duty or role specific to a priest.
- Administering last rites is a core sacerdotal function.
Variants and Related Words
- Sacerdotalism (n): A belief system or principle that emphasizes the essential role and supernatural authority of priests in religious practice and mediation.
- The reform movement opposed the church's trend toward sacerdotalism.
Synonyms
- Priestly: Of or relating to a priest.
- Hieratic: Of or concerning priests, especially in ancient Egyptian traditions; also used to denote a style adhering to fixed types or methods, as in art.
- Clerical: Relating to the clergy.
Antonyms
- Lay: Of or relating to people who are not members of the clergy.
- Secular: Denoting attitudes, activities, or things that have no religious or spiritual basis.
Related Phrases
- "Sacerdotal office": The position or status of being a priest.
- He was ordained into the sacerdotal office.
Adjective
- associated with the priesthood or priests
- priestly (or sacerdotal) vestments
- hieratic gestures
- of or relating to a belief in sacerdotalism
- sacerdotal emphasis on the authority of priests