Definitions for priesthood
ˈprist hʊdpriest·hood

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. priesthoodnoun

   the body of ordained religious practitioners

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. priesthoodnoun

   The role or office of a priest

2. priesthoodnoun

   Priests as a group; the clergy

3. priesthoodnoun

   Authority to act in the name of God.

4. Etymology: From presthed, presthede, presthod presthode, from prēosthād.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Priesthoodnoun

   Etymology: from priest.

   1. The office and character of a priest.

   Jeroboam is reproved, because he took the priesthood from the tribe of Levi. John Whitgift.

   The priesthood hath in all nations, and all religions, been held highly venerable. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

   2. The order of men set apart for holy offices.

   Is your priesthood grown so peremptory? William Shakespeare.

   He pretends, that I have fallen foul on priesthood. Dryden.

   3. The second order of the hierarchy. See Priest.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. priesthood

   A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deities. They also have 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 also may apply to such persons collectively. A priest may have the duty to hear confessions periodically, give marriage counseling, provide prenuptial counseling, give spiritual direction, teach catechism, or visit those confined indoors, such as the sick in hospitals and nursing homes.

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1. priesthood

   The priesthood is a religious role or position held by certain individuals in some religions, who perform sacred rituals, ceremonies or duties, and act as mediators between the divine and human beings. They may also provide spiritual guidance, interpret religious laws and doctrines, and perform services such as leading worship, offering blessings, officiating marriages and funerals. The specific functions, qualifications, and status of priesthood can vary significantly among different religions and societies.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Priesthoodnoun

   the office or character of a priest; the priestly function

2. Priesthoodnoun

   priests, taken collectively; the order of men set apart for sacred offices; the order of priests

The New Hacker's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. priesthood

   [TMRC; obs.] The select group of system managers responsible for the operation and maintenance of a batch computer system. On these computers, a user never had direct access to a computer, but had to submit his/her data and programs to a priest for execution. Results were returned days or even weeks later.

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1. spritehood

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of priesthood in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of priesthood in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of priesthood in a Sentence

1. Iris Murdoch:

   The priesthood is a marriage. People often start by falling in love, and they go on for years without realizing that love must change into some other love which is so unlike it that it can hardly be recognized as love at all.

2. Dawna Ray Langford:

   What sets us apart from the fundamentalist groups is that we dont claim priesthood authority and prophets and apostles outside of the Mormon Church, we mainly believe the Mormon church is out of order and thats why were excommunicated.

3. Robert J. Kibbee:

   Over the years, we have come to identify quality in a college not by whom it serves but by how many students it excludes. Let us not be a sacred priesthood protecting the temple, but rather the fulfillers of dreams.

4. Sam Brower:

   The son, who's about 17, is begging his dad, 'Don't take me. Don't take me back. I have to stay in because they're going to make me a priesthood holder,' 'And if I'm a priesthood holder, I'll be lifted up.'.

5. Pearl Buck:

   Teaching is as sacred as priesthood. If one has not the concern for humanity, the love of living creatures, the vision of the priest and artist, he must not teach.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=priesthood
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Priesthood
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=priesthood
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priesthood
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/priesthood
7. ^ The New Hacker's Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3008/3008-h/3008-h.htm#Priesthood