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sacerdotal

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sac⋅er⋅do⋅tal

  [sas-er-doht-l]
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–adjective
of priests; priestly.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L sacerdōtālis, equiv. to sacerdōt- (s. of sacerdōs) priest + -ālis -al 1

Related forms:
sac⋅er⋅do⋅tal⋅ly, adverb
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sac·er·do·tal   (sās'ər-dōt'l, sāk'-)   
adj.  

  1. Of or relating to priests or the priesthood; priestly.

  2. Of or relating to sacerdotalism.


[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin sacerdōtālis, from sacerdōs, sacerdōt-, priest; see sak- in Indo-European roots.]
sac'er·do'tal·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

sacerdotal 
c.1400, from O.Fr. sacerdotal, from L. sacerdotalis "of or pertaining to a priest," from sacerdos (gen. sacerdotis) "priest," lit. "offerer of sacrifices," from sacer "holy" + stem of dare "to give" (see date (1)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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