|sasə(r)|dōd. ə l, |sakə-, -ōt ə l adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin sacerdotalis, from sacerdot-, sacerdos priest (from sacer sacred + -dot-, -dos — akin to Latin facere to make, do) + -alis -al — more at sacred , do
1.
a. : of or relating to priests or a priesthood : priestly
sacerdotal literature
sacerdotal vestments
b. : belonging to a priesthood
a sacerdotal teacher
2. : of, relating to, or suggesting sacerdotalism
a sacerdotal emphasis in tribal religions
• sac·er·do·tal·ly -ōd. ə lē, -ōt ə lē, - ə li adverb