sacerdocio

See also: sacerdócio

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sacerdōtium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saθeɾˈdoθjo/ [sa.θeɾˈð̞o.θjo] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /saseɾˈdosjo/ [sa.seɾˈð̞o.sjo] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -oθjo (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• Rhymes: -osjo (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: sa‧cer‧do‧cio

Noun

sacerdocio m (plural sacerdocios)

1. priesthood

Related terms

• sacerdote

Further reading

• “sacerdocio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025