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свяще́ннический — meaning in English

svyashchennicheskiy

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English meaning

  • hieratic adj Of or pertaining to priests or other religious authorities, especially pharaonic priests of Ancient Egypt.
  • sacerdotal adj Of or relating to priests or a high religious order; priestly.

Senses

свяще́ннический is used for these senses in English:

  • hieratic Of or pertaining to priests or other religious authorities, especially pharaonic priests of Ancient Egypt.
  • sacerdotal (religion) Of or relating to priests or a high religious order; priestly.

hieratic — full definition

  1. adj Of or pertaining to priests or other religious authorities, especially pharaonic priests of Ancient Egypt.
  2. adj Of or pertaining to the cursive writing system that developed alongside the hieroglyphic system as its ordinary handwritten counterpart.
  3. adj Extremely stylized, restrained or formal; adhering to fixed types or methods; severe in emotional import.
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