priesthood

Priesthood — • Brief yet thorough examination of this sacrament Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Priesthood     Priesthood     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

priesthood — noun 1) священство 2) духовенство …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

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

priesthood — /preest hood/, n. 1. the condition or office of a priest. 2. priests collectively. [bef. 900; ME presthed(e), presthod(e), OE preosthad. See PRIEST, HOOD] * * * Office of a spiritual leader expert in the ceremonies of worship and the performance… …   Universalium

priesthood — ˈpri:sthud сущ. 1) священство 2) собир. священники, служители культа 3) духовенство Syn : clergy священство (собирательнле) священнослужители, священники; духовенство жречество priesthood духовенство священство …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

priesthood — noun Date: before 12th century 1. the office, dignity, or character of a priest 2. the whole body of priests 3. elite 1 < the priesthood of the art world > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

Priesthood — The Lord Jesus Christ is our High Priest. God raises priests in His Church. The orders of priesthood are: 1 Bishopric: The Patriarch, the Metropolitan and the Bishop. Presbytery: Priest and Protopriest. Deaconary: Archdeacon and deacon …   Dictionary of church terms

priesthood — noun a) The role or office of a priest b) Priests as a group; the clergy …   Wiktionary

priesthood — [ priːsthʊd] 1) Общая лексика: духовенство, жречество, священники, священнослужители, священство 2) Христианство: священничество …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

priesthood — [ priːsthʊd] священство священники, служители культа духовенство …   Англо-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь