| Front | sacerdotal \sass-er-DOH-tul or sak-er-DOH-tul\ |
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| Back | adjective 1. Priestly. 2. A religious belief that priests are essential mediators between God and mankind. [Via French from Latin sacerdotalis (priestly), from sacerdos (priest, literally one who offers sacrifices), from sacer (holy, sacred) + dare (to give).] "My student came from a country where professors hold a sacerdotal status and so took my jest as a brushoff." - David D Perlmutter; Are You A Good Protege?; Chronicle of Higher Education (Washington, DC); Apr 18, 2008. |
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