- priesthood priest·hood n
- ['priːstˌhud]
to enter the priesthood — farsi prete
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priest|hood — «PREEST hud», noun. 1. the position or rank of priest: »He was admitted to the priesthood. 2. priests as a group: »the priesthood of Spain. ╂[Old English prēosthād < prēost priest + hād hood] … Useful english dictionary
priest·hood — /ˈpriːstˌhʊd/ noun, pl hoods 1 the priesthood : the job of being a priest He is entering the priesthood. [=becoming a priest] He decided to leave the priesthood. [=stop being a priest] 2 : a group of priests in a particular religion [count] an… … Useful english dictionary
Priesthood — Priest hood, n. 1. The office or character of a priest; the priestly function. Bk. of Com. Prayer. [1913 Webster] 2. Priests, taken collectively; the order of men set apart for sacred offices; the order of priests. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
priesthood — priest|hood [ˈpri:sthud] n 1.) the priesthood if someone is in the priesthood, they are a Christian priest ▪ He is celebrating 30 years in the priesthood. ▪ There has been a decline in the number of people joining the priesthood. 2.) [>C… … Dictionary of contemporary English
priesthood — O.E. preosthad; see PRIEST (Cf. priest) + HOOD (Cf. hood). Priestcraft originally was the business of being a priest (late 15c.); after rise of Protestantism and the Enlightenment, it acquired a pejorative sense of arts of ambitious priests for… … Etymology dictionary
priesthood — priest|hood [ prist,hud ] noun 1. ) the priesthood the work and responsibility of being a priest.: He was studying for the priesthood. 2. ) count or uncount all the priests of a particular religion or country … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
priesthood — priest•hood [[t]ˈprist hʊd[/t]] n. 1) rel the condition or office of a priest 2) rel priests collectively • Etymology: bef. 900 … From formal English to slang
priesthood — priest·hood … English syllables
priesthood — /preest hood/, n. 1. the condition or office of a priest. 2. priests collectively. [bef. 900; ME presthed(e), presthod(e), OE preosthad. See PRIEST, HOOD] * * * Office of a spiritual leader expert in the ceremonies of worship and the performance… … Universalium
priesthood — /ˈpristhʊd/ (say preesthood) noun 1. the condition or office of a priest. 2. priests collectively. {Middle English; Old English prēosthād. See priest, hood} …
Priesthood (album) — Infobox Album Name = Priesthood Type = studio Artist = Killah Priest Released = July 10 2001 Recorded = Genre = Hip hop Length = Label = Proverbs Producer = Reviews = *RapReviews.com (8.0/10) [http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2003 05… … Wikipedia
