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)

The role or office of a priest
Priests as a group; the clergy
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
Irish: sagartacht f

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
Irish: sagairt m pl, an chléir f
Italian: sacerdozio (it) m

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 (zh), 圣职 (zh) (shèngzhí)
Finnish: pappeus (fi)
French: sacerdoce (fr) m
German: Priestertum n, Priesterwürde f
Indonesian: imamat
Irish: sagartacht f

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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