priesthood of all believers

English

Noun

priesthood of all believers (plural priesthoods of all believers)

  1. (Christianity) The common priesthood composed of all Christians, according to general Christian belief, and thought by Protestants to preclude the ministerial priesthood (holy orders) found in some other churches.
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