Sacerdotal is an adjective meaning priestly or relating to the belief that priests are essential mediators between God and humanity.
Sacerdotal is an adjective meaning priestly or relating to the belief that priests are essential mediators between God and humanity.
| 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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