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Sacerdotalism :: Sacerdotalism (m.) The system, style, spirit, or character, of a priesthood, or sacerdotal order; devotion to the interests of the sacerdotal order..

Maenad :: Maenad (n.) A Bacchante; a priestess or votary of Bacchus.

Priest :: Priest (n.) One who is authorized to consecrate the host and to say Mass; but especially, one of the lowest order possessing this power..

Lazarite :: Lazarite (n.) One of the Congregation of the Priests of the Mission, a religious institute founded by Vincent de Paul in 1624, and popularly called Lazarists or Lazarites from the College of St. Lazare in Paris, which was occupied by them until 1792..

Masser :: Masser (n.) A priest who celebrates Mass.

Laocoon :: Laocoon (n.) A marble group in the Vatican at Rome, representing the priest Laocoon, with his sons, infolded in the coils of two serpents, as described by Virgil..

Responsory :: Responsory (n.) A versicle sung in answer to the priest, or as a refrain..

Ablution :: Ablution (n.) A small quantity of wine and water, which is used to wash the priest's thumb and index finger after the communion, and which then, as perhaps containing portions of the consecrated elements, is drunk by the priest..

Priest-ridden :: Priest-ridden (a.) Controlled or oppressed by priests; as, a priest-ridden people..

Abnet :: Abnet (n.) The girdle of a Jewish priest or officer.

Ordinal :: Ordinal (n.) The book of forms for making, ordaining, and consecrating bishops, priests, and deacons..

Priesting :: Priesting (n.) The office of a priest.

Pontificate :: Pontificate (n.) The state or dignity of a high priest; specifically, the office of the pope..

Prester :: Prester (n.) A priest or presbyter; as, Prester John..

Priestlike :: Priestlike (a.) Priestly.

Papa :: Papa (n.) A parish priest in the Greek Church.

Dignitary :: Dignitary (n.) One who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor; especially, one who holds an ecclesiastical rank above that of a parochial priest or clergyman..

Absolution :: Absolution (n.) The exercise of priestly jurisdiction in the sacrament of penance, by which Catholics believe the sins of the truly penitent are forgiven..

Shrive :: Shrive (v. i.) To receive confessions, as a priest; to administer confession and absolution..

Levite :: Levite (n.) A priest; -- so called in contempt or ridicule.

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