'Priesthood' definitions:
Definition of 'priesthood'
(from WordNet)
noun
The body of ordained religious practitioners
Definition of 'Priesthood'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Synonyms of 'priesthood'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- apostleship,
- call,
- care of souls,
- clergy,
- clerical order,
- clericalism,
- clericals,
- episcopalianism,
- holy orders,
- ministry,
- pastorage,
- pastoral care,
- pastorate,
- prelacy,
- presbytery,
- priestery,
- priestism,
- priestship,
- rabbinate,
- sacerdotalism,
- sacred calling,
- Sacred College,
- the church,
- the cloth,
- the desk,
- the ministry,
- the pulpit,
- ultramontanism,
- vocation