Explore Sacerdotal through 9 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like belief or priestly. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Sacerdotal in a sentence
Sacerdotal meaning
Of or relating to priests or a high religious order; priestly.
Synonyms of Sacerdotal
Using Sacerdotal
- The main meaning on this page is: Of or relating to priests or a high religious order; priestly.
- Useful related words include: belief, priestly, hieratic, hieratical.
Context around Sacerdotal
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sacerdotal
- In this selection, "sacerdotal" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, new, respective, class, silver and system stand out and add context to how "sacerdotal" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and the sacerdotal system and as a sacerdotal language taught. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sacerdotal" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sacerdotal
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Chastity is required of the respective sacerdotal orders. (8 words)
The church sanctioned a sacerdotal kingship, confirming the royal line's legitimacy. (12 words)
But it was also an effective attack on the Church and the sacerdotal system. (14 words)
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. (41 words)
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. (37 words)
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. (35 words)
Example sentences (9)
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.