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 \-t^əl-ē\ adverb