📚 noun • entry_id 29983

priesthood

/ˈpɹiːstˌhʊd/

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Meanings (ES + gloss)

sacerdocio

The role or office of a priest.

sacerdocio

Priests as a group.

Holonym: clergy

Near-synonym: clergy

sacerdocio

Authority to act in the name of God or the divine in general.

Phrases

bought priesthood priesthood of all believers

Word forms