sacerdoce

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sacerdoce

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Learned borrowing from Latin sacerdōtium.

• IPA^(key): /sa.sɛʁ.dɔs/

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sacerdoce m (plural sacerdoces)

1. priesthood

   Near-synonym: prêtrise

2. (figuratively) mission, great purpose, calling, vocation

• sacerdotal

• “sacerdoce”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.