sacerdotal
/ˌsæs.ə(ɹ)ˈdəʊ.təl/
"sacerdotal" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“sacerdotal” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or relating to priests or a high religious order; priestly.
Corpus desk
Index EN-sacerdotal · sacerdotal · English
sacerdotal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sacerdotal |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌsæs.ə(ɹ)ˈdəʊ.təl/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “sacerdotal” in English
Rare enough to double-check
sacerdotal is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˌsæs.ə(ɹ)ˈdəʊ.təl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Of or relating to priests or a high religious order; priestly.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for sacerdotal in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English sacerdotale, from Old French sacerdotal, from Latin sacerdōtālis (“priestly”). The correct English form is sacerdotal, spelled S-A-C-E-R-D-O-T-A-L.
Definition
- 1Of or relating to priests or a high religious order; priestly.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sacerdotal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
...and so neither is the Silence of the Reformed, and of the Church of England in relation to the Rebaptization of Persons Baptiz'd by Midwives and Laymen, any Argument against their receiving Sacerdotal Baptism; so long as that is the only Baptism which Christ Instituted, and which by his Law every one is bound to receive, who has not yet received it.
...some of the figures are costumed in the style of religious art, with flowing sacerdotal garments.
Etymology
From Middle English sacerdotale, from Old French sacerdotal, from Latin sacerdōtālis (“priestly”).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.