SACERDOTAL

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Associated with the priesthood or priests

Example:

hieratic gestures

Synonyms:

hieratic; hieratical; priestly; sacerdotal

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

priesthood (the body of ordained religious practitioners)

Meaning:

Of or relating to a belief in sacerdotalism

Example:

sacerdotal emphasis on the authority of priests

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

sacerdotalism (a belief that priests can act as mediators between human beings and God)

Derivation:

sacerdotalism (a belief that priests can act as mediators between human beings and God)