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sacerdocy

sacerdocy noun: the priesthood.

Noun

sacerdocy (plural sacerdocies)

  1. (obsolete) the priesthood
  2. (obsolete) a priestly office or character

Forms of sacerdocy

pluralsacerdocies

Origin of sacerdocy

From Latin sacerdotium (“the priesthood”), from sacerdos (“a priest”), from sacer (“sacred, holy”).

Questions about sacerdocy

What does sacerdocy mean?
Sacerdocy means the priesthood.
What part of speech is sacerdocy?
Sacerdocy is a noun.
What is the plural of sacerdocy?
The plural of sacerdocy is sacerdocies.

Words near sacerdocy in the dictionary

  1. SACDs
  2. sacella
  3. sacellum
  4. sacer vates
  5. sacerdocies
  6. sacerdocy
  7. sacerdotage
  8. sacerdotal
  9. sacerdotalise
  10. sacerdotalised
  11. sacerdotalises

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