sac|er|do|tal

sac|er|do|tal
sac|er|do|tal «SAS uhr DOH tuhl», adjective.
1. of priests or the priesthood; priestly: »

Régine took on the job of tending the church altar and the sacerdotal robes (Time).

2. of, based on, or having to do with the doctrine that the priesthood is invested by ordination with supernatural powers.
[< Latin sacerdōtālis < sacerdōs, -ōtis priest < sacra rites + a stem dōt- to put, set]

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