sacerdócio

See also: sacerdocio

Galician

Noun

sacerdócio m (plural sacerdócios, reintegrationist norm)

1. 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]

• (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)

1. (religion) priesthood (the ministry of the priest)
2. (religion) priesthood (dignity and functions of the priest)
3. (religion) priesthood (the ecclesiastical career)
4. (religion) priesthood (the spiritual power represented by the priests)
5. (figuratively) vocation (mission or profession that is taken very seriously given the dedication it demands)

Related terms

(nouns):

• sacerdote m

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