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
In financial circles, he has an almost sacerdotal distinction.
From Time Magazine Archive
Was the priest or bishop, whose ordination was due to simony, actually in the possession of the sacerdotal or episcopal power or not?
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various
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