priesthood
IPA: prˈisthʊd
noun
- The role or office of a priest.
- Priests as a group; the clergy.
- Authority to act in the name of God or the divine in general.
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Examples of "priesthood" in Sentences
- He retired his priesthood.
- He was ordained to the priesthood.
- It emphasises the priesthood of the priest.
- It is one of the offices in the priesthood.
- They were ordained to the priesthood there.
- The priesthood is inherited in familial lines.
- These are the details on the role of the priesthood.
- The sacerdotal ordination admits members to the priesthood.
- Catholicism does not emphasise the priesthood of the bishop.
- Ordination to the priesthood is a prerequisite to preside in the church.