Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Sacerdotal system; priestly character or order.
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- noun obsolete the
priesthood - noun obsolete a
priestly office orcharacter
Etymologies
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From Latin sacerdotium ("the priesthood"), from sacerdos ("a priest"), from sacer ("sacred, holy").
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