"priesthood" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɹiːstˌhʊd/ Audio: en-us-priesthood.ogg Forms: priesthoods [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English presthed, presthede, presthod, presthode, from Old English prēosthād (“priesthood”), equivalent to priest + -hood. Compare Dutch priesterheid (“priesthood”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|presthed}} Middle English presthed, {{inh|en|ang|prēosthād|t=priesthood}} Old English prēosthād (“priesthood”), {{suf|en|priest|hood}} priest + -hood, {{cog|nl|priesterheid|t=priesthood}} Dutch priesterheid (“priesthood”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} priesthood (countable and uncountable, plural priesthoods)
  1. The role or office of a priest. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Offices Translations (role or office): ἱερατεία (hierateía) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), свяшчэ́нства (svjaščénstva) [neuter] (Belarusian), папо́ўства (papóŭstva) [neuter] (Belarusian), মোল্লাগিরি (mōllagiri) (Bengali), belegiezh [feminine] (Breton), свеще́нство (svešténstvo) [neuter] (Bulgarian), priesterschap [neuter] (Dutch), pappeus (Finnish), sacerdoce [masculine] (French), prêtrise [feminine] (French), sacerdocio [masculine] (Galician), Priesteramt [neuter] (German), 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌾𐌹𐌽𐌰𐍃𐍃𐌿𐍃 (gudjinassus) [masculine] (Gothic), sagartacht [feminine] (Irish), sacerdozio [masculine] (Italian), sacerdōtium [neuter] (Latin), priesterība [feminine] (Latvian), свештенство (sveštenstvo) [neuter] (Macedonian), kapłaństwo [neuter] (Polish), sacerdócio [masculine] (Portuguese), свяще́нство (svjaščénstvo) [neuter] (Russian), попо́вство (popóvstvo) [neuter] (Russian), sacerdocio [masculine] (Spanish), prästerskap [neuter] (Swedish), అర్చకత్వము (arcakatvamu) (Telugu), свяще́нство (svjaščénstvo) [neuter] (Ukrainian), попі́вство (popívstvo) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-priesthood-en-noun-Tl3krYDS Disambiguation of Offices: 46 26 27 Disambiguation of 'role or office': 99 1 1
  2. Priests as a group; the clergy. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (clergy): ἱεράτευμα (hieráteuma) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), духаве́нства (duxavjénstva) [neuter] (Belarusian), духове́нство (duhovénstvo) [neuter] (Bulgarian), duchovenstvo [neuter] (Czech), priesterschap [feminine] (Dutch), papisto (Finnish), clergé [masculine] (French), Priestertum [neuter] (German), Priesterschaft [feminine] (German), sagairt [masculine, plural] (Irish), an chléir [feminine] (Irish), sacerdozio [masculine] (Italian), duchowieństwo [neuter] (Polish), духове́нство (duxovénstvo) [neuter] (Russian), duchovenstvo [neuter] (Slovak), sacerdocio [masculine] (Spanish), prästerskap [neuter] (Swedish), духове́нство (duxovénstvo) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-priesthood-en-noun-6nWoc79L Disambiguation of 'clergy': 0 100 0
  3. Authority to act in the name of God or the divine in general. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Collectives, Religion Translations (authority): 聖職 (Chinese Mandarin), 圣职 (shèngzhí) (Chinese Mandarin), pappeus (Finnish), sacerdoce [masculine] (French), Priestertum [neuter] (German), Priesterwürde [feminine] (German), imamat (Indonesian), sagartacht [feminine] (Irish), sacerdozio [masculine] (Italian), свештенство (sveštenstvo) [neuter] (Macedonian), sacerdócio [masculine] (Portuguese), свяще́нство (svjaščénstvo) [neuter] (Russian), svećenstvo [Roman, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), sveštenstvo [Roman, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), sacerdocio [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-priesthood-en-noun-6vmCCkOA Disambiguation of Collectives: 2 14 84 Disambiguation of Religion: 13 13 74 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -hood, English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Breton translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Gothic translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Telugu translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 21 66 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -hood: 5 14 81 Disambiguation of English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs: 11 9 80 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 8 89 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 4 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 3 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 14 10 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 4 6 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 7 5 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Breton translations: 7 6 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 7 6 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 8 6 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 3 8 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 7 6 87 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 2 7 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 7 6 87 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 3 6 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Gothic translations: 5 4 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 7 6 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 7 6 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 2 5 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 2 5 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 7 6 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 7 6 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 7 6 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 7 8 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 6 5 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 2 5 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 7 6 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 7 6 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 1 4 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 6 5 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 7 6 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 7 6 87 Disambiguation of 'authority': 1 3 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bought priesthood, priesthood of all believers

Inflected forms

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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "authority",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Priestertum"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "authority",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Priesterwürde"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "authority",
      "word": "imamat"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "authority",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sagartacht"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "authority",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sacerdozio"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "sveštenstvo",
      "sense": "authority",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "свештенство"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "authority",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sacerdócio"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "svjaščénstvo",
      "sense": "authority",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "свяще́нство"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "authority",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "svećenstvo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "authority",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "sveštenstvo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "authority",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sacerdocio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "priesthood"
}

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