Results for sacerdotal

Definitions of sacerdotal:

part of speech: adjective

Pertaining to priests or to the priesthood; priestly.

part of speech: adjective

Pert. to priests or the priesthood; priestly.

part of speech: adjective

Priestly.

part of speech: adverb

SACERDOTALLY.

Usage examples for sacerdotal:

• M. Comte's sacerdotal order, which, in his system, has all the power that ever they had, would be oppressive in the same manner; with no variation but that which arises from the altered state of society and of the human mind. "Auguste Comte and Positivism", John-Stuart Mill

• The priests, vested in their sacerdotal garments, then came forward to receive the candidates. "The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites", Dudley Wright

• If the Government, therefore, does not protect us from the avalanche of insults hurled against us; if it does not root out the secret societies; if it allows our sacerdotal character to be trodden under foot while our enemies destroy the fruit of our labors,- we regret to say that we cannot continue our ministry in the islands. "The Friars in the Philippines", Ambrose Coleman