sacerdócio
See also: sacerdocio
Galician
Noun
sacerdócio m (plural sacerdócios, reintegrationist norm)
- reintegrationist spelling of sacerdocio
Further reading
- “sacerdócio” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese sacerdocio, from Latin sacerdōtium.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /sa.seʁˈdɔ.si.u/ [sa.seɦˈdɔ.sɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /sa.seʁˈdɔ.sju/ [sa.seɦˈdɔ.sju]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /sa.seɾˈdɔ.si.u/ [sa.seɾˈdɔ.sɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /sa.seɾˈdɔ.sju/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /sa.seʁˈdɔ.si.u/ [sa.seʁˈdɔ.sɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /sa.seʁˈdɔ.sju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /sa.seɻˈdɔ.si.o/ [sa.seɻˈdɔ.sɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /sa.seɻˈdɔ.sjo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɐ.sɨɾˈdɔ.sju/ [sɐ.sɨɾˈðɔ.sju]
- Rhymes: -ɔsiu, -ɔsju
- Hyphenation: sa‧cer‧dó‧ci‧o
Noun
sacerdócio m (countable and uncountable, plural sacerdócios)
- (religion) priesthood (the ministry of the priest)
- (religion) priesthood (dignity and functions of the priest)
- (religion) priesthood (the ecclesiastical career)
- (religion) priesthood (the spiritual power represented by the priests)
- (figuratively) vocation (mission or profession that is taken very seriously given the dedication it demands)
Related terms
nouns
Further reading
- “sacerdócio” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “sacerdócio”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “sacerdócio”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025