- The character, office, or vocation of a priest.
- The clergy.
Dictionary:
priest·hood (prēst'hʊd') ![]() |
| Hacker Slang: priesthood |
[TMRC; obs.] The select group of system managers responsible for the operation and maintenance of a batch computer system. On these computers, a user never had direct access to a computer, but had to submit his/her data and programs to a priest for execution. Results were returned days or even weeks later.
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| WordNet: priesthood |
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
the body of ordained religious practitioners
| Translations: Priesthood |
Dansk (Danish)
n. - præstestand
Nederlands (Dutch)
priesterschap
Français (French)
n. - prêtrise, clergé
Deutsch (German)
n. - Priestertum
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (θρησκ.) ιεροσύνη, ιερείς, κληρικοί, κλήρος
Português (Portuguese)
n. - sacerdócio (m)
Русский (Russian)
сан священника, духовенство
Español (Spanish)
n. - sacerdocio
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - prästerskap, prästerlig värdighet
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
神职, 祭司职, 僧职
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 神職, 祭司職, 僧職
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 聖職, 僧職, 聖職者
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) كهنوت
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