adj. 1. Of or relating to priests or the priesthood; priestly. 2. Of or relating to sacerdotalism. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin sacerdōtālis, from sacerdōs, sacerdōt-, priest; see sak- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] sac′er·dotal·ly adv. |
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