sacerdotal

adj
/ˌsæs.ə(ɹ)ˈdəʊ.təl/

Etymology

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

  1. derived from sacerdōtālis
  2. derived from sacerdotal
  3. inherited from sacerdotale

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to priests or a high religious order

    Of or relating to priests or a high religious order; priestly.

    • ...some of the figures are costumed in the style of religious art, with flowing sacerdotal garments.
    • Verena's initial appearance in Boston, as he called her performance at Miss Birdseye's, had been a great success; and this reflection added, as I say, to his habitually sacerdotal expression.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA