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sacerdotal

[sas-er-doht-l] / ˌsæs ərˈdoʊt l /
ADJECTIVE
religious
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In December 1984, Rev. Cardenal was expelled from the Jesuit order and was suspended from conducting sacerdotal duties until further notice.

From Washington Post Feb. 22, 2016

That sacerdotal view has altered in recent years.

From Washington Post

His idea of public art, though secular and materialist, turned out to possess an immense sacerdotal gravity: it could stand in for religious icons.

From Time Magazine Archive

Celibacy advocates argue also that a priest is, or should be, a man set apart from the passions and concerns of ordinary men, and abstention from marriage is a proper sign of his sacerdotal distinction.

From Time Magazine Archive

These Kenites appear to have been a sacerdotal and literary tribe, like the Magians of Media.

From The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets by Richard B. Westbrook




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