sacerdotal
/ˌsæs.ə(ɹ)ˈdəʊ.təl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or relating to priests or a high religious order; priestly.
Example Sentences
- "...and so neither is the Silence of the Reformed, and of the Church of England in relation to the Rebaptization of Persons Baptiz'd by Midwives and Laymen, any Argument against their receiving Sacerdotal Baptism; so long as that is the only Baptism which Christ Instituted, and which by his Law every one is bound to receive, who has not yet received it."
- "...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 coronation of Edgar raised English kings to the level of emperors, and it initiated the mystical and sometimes almost sacerdotal status with which the English royal family was to wreath itself for centuries to come."
Etymology
From Middle English sacerdotale, from Old French sacerdotal, from Latin sacerdōtālis (“priestly”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: sacerdotale, sacerdotal, sacerdōtālis
Inflected Forms
more sacerdotal (comparative)
most sacerdotal (superlative)