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priesthood::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | profession |
| Has types | clergy, ministry, rabbinate |
| Derivation | priest |
Examples of priesthood
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As a small boy in a working-class district, he pointed early for the priesthood.
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My paper has printed thousands of words on his joyous entry into the priesthood.
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After deciding not to pursue a music career, Durick decided to enter priesthood.
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The priesthood of the New Testament takes the place of the Levitical priesthood.
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Priesthood of the Roma cult was competed among the highest ranking local elites.
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Finally, he leaves his living room of dead people and heads for the priesthood.
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He left the priesthood two years before he became the executive director of HOPE.
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Chances are most would join the priesthood just to secure a decent night's kip.
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Neither he nor his congregation believes in allowing women into the priesthood.
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- The body of ordained religious practitioners
- A priest or priestess is a person having the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities. Their office or position is the priesthood, a term which may also apply to such persons collectively.
- Priesthood is the third studio album by Wu-Tang Clan affiliate and Sunz of Man rapper Killah Priest. He had previously cut ties with the Wu-Tang Clan after problems with its leader RZA, and this album receives no input from them. ...
- The ministerial orders of the Catholic Church include the orders of bishops, deacons and presbyters, which in Latin is sacerdos. The ordained priesthood and common priesthood (or priesthood of the all the baptized) are different in function and essence.
- In the Community of Christ, formerly the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, priesthood is God's power and authority to minister in the church and to conduct God's business on the earth. ...
- Presbyter is, in the Bible, a synonym for bishop (episkopos), referring to a leader in local Church congregations. In modern usage, it is distinct from bishop and synonymous with priest. Its literal meaning in Greek (presbyteros) is "elder."
- Clergy are some of the formal leaders within certain religions. The roles and functions of clergy vary in different religious traditions but these usually involve presiding over specific rituals and teaching their religion's doctrines and practices. Some of the terms used for individual clergy are cleric, clergyman, clergywoman, clergyperson, and churchman.
- (The Priests) The Priests are a classical musical group made up of three Catholic priests all from Northern Ireland. ...
- (Priests) Full-time religious specialist with high status thought to be able to communicate with superior being.
