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priesthead

priesthead is the obsolete form of priesthood.

Meaning of priesthood

Noun

priesthood (countable and uncountable, plural priesthoods)

  1. The role or office of a priest.
    • Meronym: priestcraft
    Synonyms:
    priestship
  2. Priests as a group.
    • Holonym: clergy
    Synonyms:
    clergy
  3. Authority to act in the name of God or the divine in general.

Questions about priesthead

What is priesthead the obsolete form of?
Priesthead is the obsolete form of priesthood.

Words near priesthead in the dictionary

  1. priestesshoods
  2. priestessing
  3. priestesslike
  4. priestessly
  5. Priestfield
  6. priesthead
  7. Priesthill
  8. priesthood
  9. priesthood of all believers
  10. priesthoods
  11. priesthoods of all believers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: priesthead (page history and authors); priesthood (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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