sacerdócio
Portuguese, noun/sa.seʁˈdɔ.sju/
sacerdócio is spelled S-A-C-E-R-D-Ó-C-I-O (10 letters) and appears 1.6 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 25,577th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sacerdócio is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “priesthood (the ministry of the priest)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ministério ou funções daqueles que, entre os judeus, tinham o poder de oferecer vítimas à divindade”.
What does sacerdócio mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepriesthood (the ministry of the priest)
- 2
masculinepriesthood (dignity and functions of the priest)
- 3
masculinepriesthood (the ecclesiastical career)
- 4
masculinepriesthood (the spiritual power represented by the priests)
- 5
masculinevocation (mission or profession that is taken very seriously given the dedication it demands)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ministério ou funções daqueles que, entre os judeus, tinham o poder de oferecer vítimas à divindade 2. dignidade ou ofício de sacerdote, entre os cristãos 3. poder sacerdotal 4. qualidade daquilo que é venerável, nobre, superior
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of sacerdócio
- sacerdócios plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sacerdócio?
- Brazil /sa.seʁˈdɔ.sju/
- Brazil [sa.seɦˈdɔ.sju]
- /sa.seɾˈdɔ.sju/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sacerdócio
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sacerdócio in Portuguese?
sacerdócio appears 1.6 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).