sacerdotal
English
Etymology
From Middle English sacerdotale, from Old French sacerdotal, from Latin sacerdōtālis (“priestly”).
Adjective
sacerdotal (comparative more sacerdotal, superlative most sacerdotal)
- (religion) Of or relating to priests or a high religious order; priestly.
- 1711, Roger Laurence, Sacerdotal Powers:
- ...and so neither is the Silence of the Reformed, and of the Church of England in relation to the Rebaptization of Persons Baptiz'd by Midwives and Laymen, any Argument against their receiving Sacerdotal Baptism; so long as that is the only Baptism which Christ Instituted, and which by his Law every one is bound to receive, who has not yet received it.
- 1864, Fitz-Hugh Ludlow, The Atlantic:
- ...some of the figures are costumed in the style of religious art, with flowing sacerdotal garments.
- 1885–1886, Henry James, The Bostonians […], London; New York, N.Y.: Macmillan and Co., published 16 February 1886, →OCLC:
- Verena's initial appearance in Boston, as he called her performance at Miss Birdseye's, had been a great success; and this reflection added, as I say, to his habitually sacerdotal expression.
Derived terms
Translations
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References
- “sacerdotal”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “sacerdotal”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin sacerdotālis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sa.sɛʁ.dɔ.tal/
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Adjective
sacerdotal (feminine sacerdotale, masculine plural sacerdotaux, feminine plural sacerdotales)
Further reading
- “sacerdotal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician
Etymology
From Latin sacerdōtālis.
Related terms
Further reading
- “sacerdotal”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012
Old Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin sacerdōtālis, from sacerdōs (“priest”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sat͡seɾdoˈtal/
Adjective
sacerdotal (plural sacerdotales)
- priestly
- c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 46r:
- e depues ueno ſaul. ⁊ enop. e p̃ſo eſtos ſacerdotes e mato dent .Lxxx. ⁊ .v. reueſtidos de ſac̃dotal ueſtimienta
- And then came Saul to Nob. And he took these priests and killed therein eighty-five men dressed in the priestly garments.
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Descendants
- Spanish: sacerdotal
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin sacerdōtālis.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /sa.seʁ.doˈtaw/ [sa.seɦ.doˈtaʊ̯]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /sa.seɾ.doˈtaw/ [sa.seɾ.doˈtaʊ̯]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /sa.seʁ.doˈtaw/ [sa.seʁ.doˈtaʊ̯]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /sa.seɻ.doˈtaw/ [sa.seɻ.doˈtaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɐ.sɨɾ.duˈtal/ [sɐ.sɨɾ.ðuˈtaɫ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /sɐ.sɨɾ.duˈta.li/ [sɐ.sɨɾ.ðuˈta.li]
- Hyphenation: sa‧cer‧do‧tal
Adjective
sacerdotal m or f (plural sacerdotais)
- (religion) sacerdotal (relating to priests or a high religious order)
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Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French sacerdotal, from Latin sacerdotalis. By surface analysis, sacerdot + -al.
Adjective
sacerdotal m or n (feminine singular sacerdotală, masculine plural sacerdotali, feminine and neuter plural sacerdotale)
Declension
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative | indefinite | sacerdotal | sacerdotală | sacerdotali | sacerdotale | ||
definite | sacerdotalul | sacerdotala | sacerdotalii | sacerdotalele | |||
genitive/ dative | indefinite | sacerdotal | sacerdotale | sacerdotali | sacerdotale | ||
definite | sacerdotalului | sacerdotalei | sacerdotalilor | sacerdotalelor |
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish sacerdotal, from Latin sacerdōtālis (“priestly”), from sacerdōs (“priest”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /saθeɾdoˈtal/ [sa.θeɾ.ð̞oˈt̪al]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /saseɾdoˈtal/ [sa.seɾ.ð̞oˈt̪al]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: sa‧cer‧do‧tal
Related terms
Further reading
- “sacerdotal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014