Sacerdotal

Instead of doctors of divine theology ordained by bishops and ruled by an absolutist pope in Rome, this new sacerdotal class was ordained with security clearances, i.e. access to secrets and sacred oaths to keep them.

The Cardinal also felicitated the diocesan priests who celebrated their Sacerdotal Silver and Golden Jubilees.

But it was also an effective attack on the Church and the sacerdotal system.

Chastity is required of the respective sacerdotal orders.

Islam seeAlso Islam has no sacerdotal priesthood, as every believer (mu'min) is individually empowered to engage with God directly, without any mediator.

Most of the religious titles associated with Islam are scholastic or academic in nature: they recognize the holder's exemplary knowledge of the theory and practice of ad-d n (religion), and do not confer any particular spiritual or sacerdotal authority.

The church sanctioned a sacerdotal kingship, confirming the royal line's legitimacy.

The sacrifice of the Mass was to be offered for dead and living alike and in giving to the apostles the command "do this in remembrance of me," Christ conferred upon them a sacerdotal power.

The Sumerian language continued as a sacerdotal language taught in schools in Babylonia and Assyria, much as Latin was used in the Medieval period, for as long as cuneiform was utilized.