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# priesthood

«priesthood» in Mova's school dictionary: **The job and calling of being a priest** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (the priesthood — usually uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (church) The job and calling of being a priest. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/priesthood/#m1)

2) (church) All the priests of a church or religion together. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/priesthood/#m2)

3) (Bible, church) Christians believe in «the priesthood of all believers»: every believer can speak to God directly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/priesthood/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

Used in church life: a young man may «enter the priesthood» or «train for the priesthood» at a seminary. In the Bible, the priesthood of Aaron served in the Temple. Phrases: «enter the priesthood», «called to the priesthood», «the Catholic priesthood».

### examples

- My uncle decided to enter the priesthood. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/priesthood/#x1)
- He trained for the priesthood for six years. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/priesthood/#x2)
- In the Bible, Aaron and his sons held the priesthood. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/priesthood/#x3)
- The priesthood of the church met to pray. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/priesthood/#x4)
- Some churches allow women in the priesthood and some do not. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/priesthood/#x5)
- She felt called to the priesthood when she was young. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/priesthood/#x6)

### note

Usually uncountable with «the». Built from «priest» + «-hood» like «childhood». Different churches and faiths have different rules about who can be a priest; speak about them respectfully.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «priesthood» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/priesthood/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.