Sacerdotal synonyms

săs'ər-dōt'l, săk'-

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priestly
Of or relating to priests; order of the priests; high religious position
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ministerial
Of, relating to, or characteristic of a minister of religion or of the ministry.
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divine (related)
Eternal, holy, or otherwise godlike.
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apostolic
(--- Roman Catholic Church) Of or relating to the pope as the successor of Saint Peter; papal.
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clerical (related)
Of, relating to, or characteristic of the clergy.
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religious
Characterized by adherence to religion or a religion; devout; pious; godly
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sacred
Secured as by a religious feeling or sense of justice against any defamation, violation, or intrusion; inviolate
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hieratic
Of or pertaining to priests, especially pharaonic priests of ancient Egypt; sacerdotal.
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hieratical
Alternative form of hieratic.
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romish (related)
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cultic (related)
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Sacerdotal Sentence Examples

  • It thus became in a high degree symbolical of the exaltation of the sacerdotal power.

  • They were unanimous in rejecting the episcopacy of the Church of Rome, the sanctity of celibacy, the sacerdotal character of the ministry, the confessional, the propitiatory nature of the mass.

  • The Udgatri's duties being mainly confined to the chanting of hymns made up of detached groups of verses of the Rigveda, as collected in the Samaveda-samhita, the more important Brahmanas of this sacerdotal class deal chiefly with the various modes of chanting, and the modifications which the verses have to undergo in their musical setting.

  • In the Catholic Church bishops take rank at the head of the sacerdotal hierarchy, and have certain spiritual powers peculiar to their office, but opinion has long been divided as to whether they constitute a separate order or form merely a higher degree of the order of priests (ordo sacerdotium).

  • From that time until his death in 1881 the Aga Khan, while leading the life of a peaceful and peacemaking citizen, under the protection of British rule, continued to discharge his sacerdotal functions, not only among his followers in India, but towards the more numerous communities which acknowledged his religious sway in distant countries, such as Afghanistan, Khorasan, Persia, Arabia, Central Asia, and even distant Syria and Morocco.

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