| 单词 | the priesthood |
| 释义 | the priesthood noun[S] uk/ˈpriːst.hʊd/us/ˈpriːst.hʊd/thepositionof being apriest: 牧师的职位（或身份）Heleftthepriesthoodto getmarried.他放弃牧师的职位，结了婚。 Religious leaders & officials
priesthood| American Dictionarypriesthood noun[U] us/ˈpristˌhʊd/thepositionof being apriest: Heenteredthe priesthood after threeyearsofstudy. Examplesofthe priesthoodthe priesthood It was only the wealthiest families that could afford the expense of educating a son for thepriesthood. From theCambridge English Corpus Sometimes pagan priesthoods were for life, with an annual annuity paid, or a payment on entry into office. From theCambridge English Corpus Hispriesthoodput him in an awkward position. From theCambridge English Corpus But such positions were nevertheless in reality honorary since holders of such priesthoods were expected to make large contributions from their own wealth. From theCambridge English Corpus As patrons, the nuns invested the capital, and named students of theology preparing for thepriesthood, preferably relatives of the founders, as chaplains. From theCambridge English Corpus This libertarian vision represents pluralism as a disavowal of secular priesthoods and coercive oversight, and leaves moral communities largely to their own resources. From theCambridge English Corpus Other causes pi'es were less restrictive, but the rule was always dowries for women and thepriesthoodfor men. From theCambridge English Corpus They had a marriedpriesthood, though no written books. From theCambridge English Corpus The doctrine of thepriesthoodof all believers was carried to the nth degree, while its adventist theology added an urgency to the work. From theCambridge English Corpus Formerly, the ordainedpriesthoodhad been allimportant, while, under the new vision, each baptized person was to participate in the priesthood of the whole. From theCambridge English Corpus It occupies, with strangely close analogy, the position of thepriesthoodof former times. From theCambridge English Corpus Europeans, as ' foreign missionaries ', could apply for ordination intopriesthood. From theCambridge English Corpus With regard to celibacy, occupations seem to make little difference, with the obvious exception that male celibacy was heavily dominated by thepriesthood. From theCambridge English Corpus His was apriesthoodof all believers. From theCambridge English Corpus It is hardly surprising that some laypeople exploited this situation and probed the boundaries which separated them from thepriesthoodin ways that were displeasing to the ecclesiastical hierarchy. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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