Definition of sacerdotal Sacerdotal
sac•er•do•tal
We found 5 definitions of sacerdotal from 4 different sources.
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What does sacerdotal mean?
WordNet
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| sacerdotal - of or relating to a belief in sacerdotalism; "sacerdotal emphasis on the authority of priests" | ||
| sacerdotal - associated with the priesthood or priests; "priestly (or sacerdotal) vestments"; "hieratic gestures" | ||
| priestly, hieratic, hieratical | ||
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Wiktionary 
- sacerdotal (Adjective)
Of or relating to priests or a high religious order; priestly.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- sacerdotal (a.)
Of or pertaining to priests, or to the order of priests; relating to the priesthood; priesty; as, sacerdotal dignity; sacerdotal functions.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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sacerdotal
sas-ėr-dō′tal, adj. priestly.—v.t. Sacerdō′talise, to render sacerdotal.—ns. Sacerdō′talism, the spirit of the priesthood: devotion to priestly interests, priestcraft: the belief that the presbyter is a priest in the sense of offering a sacrifice in the eucharist; Sacerdō′talist, a supporter of sacerdotalism.—adv. Sacerdō′tally. [L. sacerdos, a priest—sacer, sacred, dăre, to give.]
