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sacerdotal

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sacerdotal

Main Entry:: sac·er·do·tal
Pronunciation:: \ˌsa-sər-ˈdō-t^əl, ˌsa-kər-\
Function:: 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

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\-t^əl-ē\ adverb

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