priestly office

collocation in English

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priestly
adjective
uk
/ˈpriːst.li/us
/ˈpriːst.li/
relating to or like ...
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office
noun
uk
/ˈɒf.ɪs/us
/ˈɑː.fɪs/
a room or part of a building in which people work, especially sitting at tables with computers, phones, etc., usually as a part of a business or ...
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(Definition ofpriestlyandofficefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The first of these meetings sentenced the recalcitrant monk to corporal castigation, deposition from thepriestlyofficeand imprisonment; his books were to be burned.
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The term could also be used for removing someone from apriestlyoffice"(sacerdotium)".
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The parents also exercise theirpriestlyofficeby presenting the children for reception of the sacraments at the appropriate times. 7.
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The honors which attach to temporal power hark back to the king; those which belong to precedence in thepriestlyoffice, to the priest.
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His explanations deemed unsatisfactory, the council deposed him from hispriestlyofficeand excommunicated him.
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He has also come down to us as an opponent of inept, rich men gainingpriestlyofficethrough bribes.
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Once activated through the sacraments, thepriestlyofficeof the spouses is exercised in prayer and through teaching the children to pray. a.
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It has also become known as an emblem of the tears of penance, the burden of sin, and the fatigue of thepriestlyoffice.
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Alfred saw kingship as apriestlyoffice, a shepherd for his people.
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Although detailed theological knowledge was involved in priestly offices, little is known about what knowledge or training may have been required of the officeholders.
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