sacerdotal

• Qui concerne les prêtres ou le clergé ; relatif au sacerdoce ou à la fonction sacerdotale.

Relating to priests or the priesthood; priestly.

1. Relating to the priesthoodC2formal

   Associated with priests or the duties and authority of the priesthood.

   relatif au sacerdoce

   • The bishop wore traditional sacerdotal robes during the ceremony.
   • Sacerdotal duties include performing rituals and offering blessings.
   • The church's hierarchy is built on a sacerdotal system.

   Synonymesclericalministerialpontificalpriestlikepriestly

2. Belief in priestly authorityC2formal

   Relating to the doctrine that priests have special spiritual authority or power, especially in administering sacraments.

   Sacerdotalisme

   • The debate centered on the sacerdotal nature of the clergy.
   • Some denominations reject a strictly sacerdotal interpretation of the Eucharist.
   • His views on the priesthood were deeply sacerdotal.

   Synonymesclericalpriestly