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

  • (e) The church is a sacerdotal society.

  • 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.

  • ' The relations between sacerdotal and civic authority may be seen in the vestments of the church (chasuble, alb, stole), which probably were once the official garments of magistrates.

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