English > priesthood: 1 sense > noun 1, groupMeaning | The body of ordained religious practitioners. |
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Narrower | clergy | In Christianity, clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity) |
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ministry | religious ministers collectively (especially Presbyterian) |
rabbinate | rabbis collectively |
Broader | profession | The body of people in a learned occupation |
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Spanish | clerecía, clero, iglesia, sacerdocio |
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Catalan | clerecía, clerecia, clergat, clericat, església, sacerdoci |
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Adjectives | priestly, hieratic, hieratical, sacerdotal | associated with the priesthood or priests |
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Nouns | priest | a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites |
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priest | a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion |