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priesthood

/ˈpɹiːstˌhʊd/ noun C1
  1. The role or office of a priest. (countable, uncountable) · Meronym: priestcraft
  2. Priests as a group. (countable, uncountable) · Holonym: clergy· Near-synonym: clergy
  3. Authority to act in the name of God or the divine in general. (countable, uncountable)

Plural priesthoods

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