Priesthood

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The character, office, or vocation of a priest.
  • n. The clergy.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The role or office of a priest
  • n. Priests as a group; the clergy
  • n. Authority to act in the name of God.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The office or character of a priest; the priestly function.
  • n. Priests, taken collectively; the order of men set apart for sacred offices; the order of priests.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The office or character of a priest.
  • n. The order of men set apart for sacred offices; priests collectively.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the body of ordained religious practitioners
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    profession   
    Hyponym
    clergy    ministry    rabbinate   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    clergy    monarchy    aristocracy    dynasty    ministry    ruler    royalty    sovereignty    priest    cult