SACERDOTAL


Meaning of SACERDOTAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsa-sər-ˈdō-t ə l, ˌsa-kər- ]

adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin sacerdotalis, from sacerdot-, sacerdos priest, from sacer sacred + -dot-, -dos (akin to facere to make) — more at sacred , do

Date: 15th century

1. : of or relating to priests or a priesthood : priestly

sacerdotal robes

sacerdotal authority

2. : of, relating to, or suggesting sacerdotalism

• sac·er·do·tal·ly -t ə l-ē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.