попьство
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Old Church Slavonic
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Alternative forms
[edit]- поповьство (popovĭstvo)
Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]попьство • (popĭstvo) n
- priesthood, clergy
- from Vita Constantini, 0401510-0401520:
- философь юнꙑи не любить житꙇа сего; то не ѡтьпоустимь ѥго ѡбꙿщинꙑ, нъ постригꙿше и на поповꙿство ѡтьдадимь и.
- This young Philosopher does not love this life. Let us not exclude him from the community but tonsure him and give him over to the priesthood.
- from Vita Methodii, 0600200:
- свѧти же на поповьство блаженааго Меѳедиꙗ.
- svęti že na popovĭstvo blaženaago Meθedija.
- He also consecrated the blessed Methodius to the priesthood.
- from Vita Constantini, 0401510-0401520: