[sac.er.do.tal] adj [ME, fr. MF, fr. L sacerdotalis, fr. sacerdot-, sacerdos priest, fr. sacer sacred + -dot-, -dos (akin to facere to make)--more at sacred, do] (15c) 1: of or relating to priests or a priesthood: priestly
2: of, relating to, or suggesting sacerdotalism -- sac.er.do.tal.ly adv