priesthood
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4.8
- noun
- /ˈpriːstˌhʊd/
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sacerdocio
- The other students in our small group included young postulants for the Roman Catholic priesthood.
- ordination to the priesthood
- vocation to the priesthood
- ordained to the priesthood
I've told you before, you are a royal priesthood.
- I've told you before, you are a royal priesthood.
- Is there any, is there any friction within the church on that, especially in the, in the, in the priesthood?
- In that he goes there and learns, teaches, gains a huge following, and then starts pointing out the hypocrisy of the the priesthood in that area.
- That goal of hers, of reconciliation that she pursued in the priesthood was what I found most moving and what made me want to tell her story.
- Jesus Christ ordained his apostles to his priesthood and he was letting them participate now in his priesthood through the washing of their feet.
- You have to have a priesthood that puts up a legal shield.
- Men literally join the priesthood for their entire lives just so they could children.
- Your sensibility to patterns is built up through much of the practice of priesthood.
Examples
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Wells is now preparing for the priesthood: that is, to become a spiritual father (Reynolds 46).
Academic text (1991) -
The priesthood is also a conditioning, a discipline.
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So Jack left the priesthood and joined the army and sent his pay back to mom.
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I probably should have joined the priesthood.
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Why were the duties of the priesthood too much for him?
Academic text (1991) -
Anyway, when I was 23, I went into the priesthood.
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After ordination to the priesthood, Abbot Gerald asked if I would like to pursue higher theological studies.
Academic text (2008) -
Many young men in the community are considering a vocation to the priesthood to serve their faith.
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The seminarian dedicated several years to studying the traditions of the priesthood before his ordination.
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She wanted to learn more about the responsibilities and commitments that come with the priesthood.
Synonyms
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3.6
A group of religious leaders like priests or pastors who lead Christian services
The group of priests in a church who serve together
Compounds
- Offensive
A group of priests who pay money to get their jobs instead of earning them
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word priesthood combines priest and the ending -hood, where -hood means 'state' or 'group' as in childhood or neighborhood. So priesthood means the 'group' or 'position' of priests.