priesthood

English

Etymology

From Middle English presthed, presthede, presthod presthode, from Old English prēosthād (“priesthood”), equivalent to priest +‎ -hood. Compare Dutch priesterheid (“priesthood”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

priesthood (countable and uncountable, plural priesthoods)

1. The role or office of a priest.
2. Priests as a group; the clergy.
3. Authority to act in the name of God.

Translations

role or office

• Belarusian: свяшчэ́нства n (svjaščénstva), папо́ўства n (papóŭstva)
• Bulgarian: свеще́нство n (svešténstvo)
• Chinese:

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• Finnish: pappeus (fi)
• French: sacerdoce (fr) m, prêtrise (fr) f
• Galician: sacerdocio m
• German: Priesteramt n
• Greek:

  Ancient: ἱερατεία f (hierateía)

• Irish: sagartacht f
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• Italian: sacerdozio (it) m
• Latin: sacerdōtium n
• Latvian: priesterība f
• Macedonian: свештенство n (sveštenstvo)
• Polish: kapłaństwo (pl) n
• Russian: свяще́нство (ru) n (svjaščénstvo), попо́вство (ru) n (popóvstvo)
• Spanish: sacerdocio (es) m
• Swedish: prästerskap (sv) n
• Telugu: అర్చకత్వము (te) (arcakatvamu)
• Ukrainian: свяще́нство n (svjaščénstvo), попі́вство n (popívstvo)

clergy

• Belarusian: духаве́нства n (duxavjénstva)
• Bulgarian: духове́нство n (duhovénstvo)
• Czech: duchovenstvo n
• Finnish: papisto (fi)
• German: Priestertum n, Priesterschaft f
• Greek:

  Ancient: ἱεράτευμα n (hieráteuma)

• Irish: sagairt m pl, an chléir f
• Italian: sacerdozio (it) m
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• Polish: duchowieństwo (pl) n
• Russian: духове́нство (ru) n (duxovénstvo)
• Slovak: duchovenstvo n
• Spanish: sacerdocio (es) m
• Swedish: prästerskap (sv) n
• Ukrainian: духове́нство n (duxovénstvo)

authority

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 聖職／圣职 (zh) (shèngzhí), 圣职 (zh) (shèngzhí)

• Finnish: pappeus (fi)
• French: sacerdoce (fr) m
• German: Priestertum n, Priesterwürde f
• Indonesian: imamat
• Irish: sagartacht f
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• Italian: sacerdozio (it) m
• Macedonian: свештенство n (sveštenstvo)
• Russian: свяще́нство (ru) n (svjaščénstvo)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Roman: svećenstvo (sh) n, sveštenstvo (sh) n

• Spanish: sacerdocio (es) m

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