levitical
levitical adjective: priestly. Also the alternative form of Levitic.
Adjective (1)
levitical (comparative more levitical, superlative most levitical)
Adjective (2) capitalized: Levitical
Levitical (not comparable)
- Relating to the book of Leviticus.
- The invective heaped upon Charles Shively for his burning of the egregious Levitical text [i.e. Leviticus 18:22] is cruel and misdirected. Christianity is indeed the enemy when it countenances the abuse of any of God's children, and we who worship a living and loving Christ ought to be joining, not...1977 August 27, Louie Crew, “Cruel Invective”, in Gay Community News, volume 5, number 8, page 4
Also used as
levitical is also the alternative form of Levitic.
Forms of levitical
| comparative | more levitical |
|---|---|
| superlative | most levitical |
Words formed from levitical
Phrases with levitical
Questions about levitical
- What does levitical mean?
- Levitical means priestly.
- What part of speech is levitical?
- Levitical is an adjective.
Words near levitical in the dictionary
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