sacerdotal

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In December 1984, Rev. Cardenal was expelled from the Jesuit order and was suspended from conducting sacerdotal duties until further notice.

From Washington Post • Feb. 22, 2016

That sacerdotal view has altered in recent years.

From Washington Post

Celibacy advocates argue also that a priest is, or should be, a man set apart from the passions and concerns of ordinary men, and abstention from marriage is a proper sign of his sacerdotal distinction.

From Time Magazine Archive

The red hat itself is a badge of honor, not of sacerdotal rank.

From Time Magazine Archive

His sacerdotal locks, meant to be long and silken, hung in stiff, wretched little clumps.

From The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia by Cahan, Abraham