Levitical
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- adjective
- /lɛˈvɪtɪkəl/
:
levítico
- The priest explained the significance of the Levitical laws during the religious ceremony.
Examples
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In Jewish tradition, the Levitical priesthood plays a crucial role in offering sacrifices.
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In addressing himself to what he considered to be the unjust practice of Presbyterian Calvinists, Erastus showed that the punishment of excommunication had no place in the Levitical Code.
Academic text (1990) -
Ancient Israel was a theocracy, not a democracy, and the Levitical laws have never applied to Christians.
Blog text (22) -
The Levitical priesthood ended along with the Roman destruction of the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem in 70 AD (as Jesus foretold).
Blog text (22) -
It is a perfect and refreshing sacrifice, superior to that of the Levitical priest (Heb 10:11-18).
Blog text (12) -
Though its approach and argument are unique in New Testament writings, Hebrews attempts to interpret Christ's person and work in terms of the Levitical system of gift-giving or sacrifice.
Academic text (2005) -
The priestly laws dealing with the Levitical and Aaronic priesthoods were representative of the future and true High Priest, Jesus, who offered Himself as a sacrifice on the cross.
Blog text (9) -
With the Temple destroyed, and with the Temple records of the Levitical priesthood burned up in this destruction, no Jew could prove his 'pure' priestly lineage (father and mother's side), and therefore his valid priesthood ended.
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Many contemporary discussions on food laws reference the Levitical regulations found in the Bible.
Synonyms
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About priests and their role in religion
About priests and their duties in religious ceremonies
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Levitical comes from the book Leviticus, named for the tribe of Levi; members of that tribe, called Levites, were the priests in the Bible, so Levitical means 'related to those priests, their rules, or their ceremonies'.