| 释义 |
[ preest-hood ] / ˈprist hʊd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR priesthood ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe condition or office of a priest. priests collectively. Origin of priesthoodbefore 900; Middle English presthed(e), presthod(e), Old English prēosthād.See priest, -hood OTHER WORDS FROM priesthoodan·ti·priest·hood, adjectiveWords nearby priesthoodpriest, priestcraft, priestess, priestfish, priest-hole, priesthood, Priestley, priestly, priest-ridden, prig, priggery Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for priesthoodShe has also lost her right to be a priesthood holder, a religious honor granted only to men in the Church. Thank God! To the Church, This Transgender Woman Is Just a Skank|Emily Shire|October 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST For a lot of Mormon women, asking ‘Do you want the priesthood?’ Mormon Reformers Behind the ‘Zion Curtain’ Refuse to Be Silenced|Kurt Opprecht|August 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST Having created a picture of Hell, the Tea Party priesthood must furnish the faithful with an image of Paradise. The Tea Party Isn’t a Political Movement, It’s a Religious One|Jack Schwartz|July 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST If you are a man, and therefore a priesthood holder, it takes a council of 15 men to agree on excommunication. Excommunication With a Smile: Mormon Feminist Kicked Out of the Church|Emily Shire|June 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Until relatively recently, Mormons excluded African-Americans from the priesthood. A Victory for ‘Religious Freedom’ is a Loss for Religion|Gene Robinson|June 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST In his brief he spoke in the highest terms of the Spanish episcopate, and of the piety and heroic devotion of the priesthood. The War Upon Religion|Rev. Francis A. Cunningham Petosiris had then succeeded his brother in the priesthood of Isis. Essays on the Greek Romances|Elizabeth Hazelton Haight The time demanded defence and support of the priesthood, and this Canute granted, at least toward the close of his life. Canute the Great|Laurence Marcellus Larson The Mormon priesthood look toward the establishment of a temporal kingdom in connection with their religion. Woman, Church & State|Matilda Joslyn Gage Page 162: Each tribe has its medicine men and women, an order of priesthood consulted and employed in all times of sickness. The Origin of the Werewolf Superstition|Caroline Taylor Stewart
British Dictionary definitions for priesthood
nounthe state, order, or office of a priest priests collectively Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to priesthoodministry, ecclesiastics, pastorate, cardinalate, rabbinate, canonicate, canonry, deaconry, diaconate, the cloth, the pulpit |