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Aaronic

Aaronic

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About Aaron, the brother of Moses, or priests from his family
  • adjective
  • /əˈrɒnɪk/
  • Specialized
: aarónico
  • During the service, members of the Aaronic priesthood blessed the sacrament.
  • Aaronic priesthood

Examples

  • And now we will prepare to partake of the sacrament by signing hymn number 193, "I Stand All Amazed," following which the sacrament will be blessed and passed by the Aaronic Priesthood.

    Brigham City (2001)

  • The Aaronic priesthood is responsible for performing baptisms in the church.

  • What we have here is, essentially, the Aaronic blessing brought into the New Testament.

    Blog text (22)

  • This is our Aaronic Priesthood quorum.

    Blog text (29)

  • For the men, the Aaronic Priesthood is a preparatory priesthood for the Melchizedek Priesthood.

    Blog text (27)

  • As a deacon in the Aaronic order, he learned how to serve his community.

Surface Forms

Aaronic positive

Morphology

Aaronic = Aaron (transparent) = Aaron + ic

Formed by the productive adjectival suffix '-ic' added to the proper name Aaron; meaning is directly 'relating to Aaron' or his priesthood.

Etymology

Aaronic comes from the name Aaron, the brother of Moses in the Bible, plus the ending -ic which means 'related to'. So Aaronic means 'related to Aaron', usually about the priesthood or things that come from him.