sacerdotal

Adjective

Meaning

Of or pertaining to priests, or to the order of priests; relating to the priesthood; priesty; as, sacerdotal dignity; sacerdotal functions.

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priestly (or sacerdotal) vestments Source: Internet

hieratic gestures Source: Internet

sacerdotal emphasis on the authority of priests Source: Internet

Islam seeAlso Islam has no sacerdotal priesthood, as every believer (mu'min) is individually empowered to engage with God directly, without any mediator. Source: Internet

The church sanctioned a sacerdotal kingship, confirming the royal line's legitimacy. Source: Internet

Most of the religious titles associated with Islam are scholastic or academic in nature: they recognize the holder's exemplary knowledge of the theory and practice of ad-d n (religion), and do not confer any particular spiritual or sacerdotal authority. Source: Internet

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