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Priesthood

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Priesthood
Priesthood Priest"hood, n. 1. The office or character of a priest; the priestly function. --Bk. of Com. Prayer. [1913 Webster]

2. Priests, taken collectively; the order of men set apart for sacred offices; the order of priests. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

  
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