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sacerdotal

  • /ˌsæs.ə(ɹ)ˈdəʊ.təl/

Rhymes with -əʊtəl

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From Middle English sacerdotale, from Old French sacerdotal, from Latin sacerdōtālis (“priestly”).

adjective more sacerdotal · most sacerdotal

  1. 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 every

    Similar: hieratic, priestly

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adj of or relating to priests or a high religious order

Portuguêssacerdotal
Françaissacerdotal
Русскийсвяще́ннический svjaščénničeskij

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"sacerdotal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sacerdotal. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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sacerdotal. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sacerdotal

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"sacerdotal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sacerdotal.

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@misc{sacerdotal_2026,
  title = {sacerdotal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sacerdotal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}