sacerdotal

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

From Middle English sacerdotale, from Old French sacerdotal, from Latin sacerdōtālis (“priestly”).

550 Bráhmans the sacerdotal caste. — The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse, Valmiki
But this is but a part of the great sacerdotal army encamped in Piedmont. — Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber : $b or, The influence of Romanism on trade, justice, and knowledge, J. A. (James Aitken) Wylie
He delighted in the notion of an hierarchical system, of sacerdotal power, and of full ecclesiastical liberty. — Apologia pro vita sua : $b being a history of his religious opinions, John Henry Newman

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