adj.
- Of or relating to priests or the priesthood; priestly.
- Of or relating to sacerdotalism.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin sacerdōtālis, from sacerdōs, sacerdōt-, priest.]
sacerdotally sac'er·do'tal·ly adv.
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