sacerdotal
/ˌsæs.ə(ɹ)ˈdəʊ.təl/
sacerdotal adjective: of or relating to priests or a high religious order; priestly.
Adjective
sacerdotal (comparative more sacerdotal, superlative most sacerdotal)
- Of or relating to priests or a high religious order; priestly.
- ...and so neither is the Silence of the Reformed, and of the Church of England in relation to the Rebaptization of Persons Baptiz'd by Midwives and Laymen, any Argument against their receiving Sacerdotal Baptism; so long as that is the only Baptism which Christ Instituted, and which by his Law...1711, Roger Laurence, Sacerdotal Powers
- ...some of the figures are costumed in the style of religious art, with flowing sacerdotal garments.1864, Fitz-Hugh Ludlow, The Atlantic
sacerdotal meaning in Tamil, Bengali and Kannada
sacerdotal in Tamil
- புரோகிதருக்குரிய, புரோகித இயல்பு வாய்ந்த, சமயகுருமாரின் பண்புடைய, சமய உரிமைபெற்ற
sacerdotal in Bengali
- যাজক সম্পর্কিত
sacerdotal in Kannada
- ಪೌರೋಹಿತ್ಯದ, ಪೂಜಾರಿಯ, ಪುರೋಹಿತ ಪ್ರಾಬಲ್ಯದ
Synonyms of sacerdotal
Forms of sacerdotal
| comparative | more sacerdotal |
|---|---|
| superlative | most sacerdotal |
Origin of sacerdotal
From Middle English sacerdotale, from Old French sacerdotal, from Latin sacerdōtālis (“priestly”).
Words formed from sacerdotal
Words that rhyme with sacerdotal
Questions about sacerdotal
- What does sacerdotal mean?
- Sacerdotal means of or relating to priests or a high religious order; priestly.
- What is sacerdotal in Tamil?
- Sacerdotal in Tamil is புரோகிதருக்குரிய, புரோகித இயல்பு வாய்ந்த, சமயகுருமாரின் பண்புடைய. See Sacerdotal meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is sacerdotal?
- Sacerdotal is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce sacerdotal?
- Sacerdotal is pronounced /ˌsæs.ə(ɹ)ˈdəʊ.təl/.
Words near sacerdotal in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: sacerdotal (page history and authors); sacerdotal (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); sacerdotal (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); sacerdotal (Kannada Wiktionary) (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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