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sacerdotal (adjective), more sacerdotal, most sacerdotal
1. Relating to or characteristic of a priest or the priesthood: At his ordination, the young man wore sacerdotal clothing which was suitable for a priest.
2. Etymology: from Old French sacerdotal, which came from Latin sacerdotalis, "of" or "pertaining to a priest"; from Latin sacerdos, sacerdotis, "priest"; literally, "offerer of sacrifices"; from sacer, "holy" + the stem of dare, "to give".
2. Etymology: from Old French sacerdotal, which came from Latin sacerdotalis, "of" or "pertaining to a priest"; from Latin sacerdos, sacerdotis, "priest"; literally, "offerer of sacrifices"; from sacer, "holy" + the stem of dare, "to give".
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