"Levitical" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Levitical (not comparable)
  1. Relating to the book of Leviticus. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-Levitical-en-adj-29GnS-NR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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