Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

priesthood of all believers

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.14 in modern English

Syllables: priest-hood of al-l -be-liev-ers
IPA

38

Scrabble Score

24

Letters

6

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The common priesthood composed of all Christians, according to general Christian belief, and thought by Protestants to preclude the ministerial priesthood (holy orders) found in some other churches.

Inflected Forms

priesthoods of all believers (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

anticlerical antipriestcraft congregationalism

Questions

What does priesthood of all believers mean?: The common priesthood composed of all Christians, according to general Christian belief, and thought by Protestants to preclude the ministerial priesthood (holy orders) found in some other churches.

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