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  1. Priesthood | Definition, Types, Significance, & Facts ...

    Priesthood is the term for the office of a priest, a ritual expert learned in a special knowledge of the technique of worship and accepted as a religious and spiritual leader.

  2. Priesthood in the Catholic Church - Wikipedia

    The priesthood is a vocation for men; a similar but distinct vocation for women is the sisterhood. The Catholic Church teaches that when a man participates in priesthood after the Sacrament of Holy …

  3. Priesthood - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

    The priesthood is the power and authority that God gives to man to act in all things necessary for the salvation of God’s children.

  4. PRIESTHOOD Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of PRIESTHOOD is the office, dignity, or character of a priest. How to use priesthood in a sentence.

  5. What is Priesthood? | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. John's

    In this day and age why should I consider being a priest? The ordained priesthood or the vowed religious priesthood is a wonderful life of dedication and service to the people of God. You are not …

  6. Priesthood - Religious Studies Center

    The work of priesthood is to assist in bringing souls to Christ and thereby to exaltation in the kingdom of the Father. Achieving the fulness of the priesthood of the Son of God is the great goal of all faithful …

  7. Catechism of the Catholic Church

    His priesthood is made present in a special way in the Church through the ministerial priesthood, conferred through the Sacrament of Holy Orders (1539, 1544, 1547, 1554).

  8. Priesthood | Catholic Answers Encyclopedia

    In the New Testament bishops and priests are, according to Catholic teaching, the sole bearers of the priesthood, the former enjoying the fullness of the priesthood (summus sacerdos s. primi ordinis), …

  9. Priesthood: Christian Priesthood - Encyclopedia.com

    This movement is related to a renewed appreciation of the common ministry of all Christians that is rooted in the priesthood of Christ and the sacrament of baptism. As it continues to grow and mature, …

  10. Priest - Wikipedia

    There is no common definition of the duties of priesthood between faiths; but generally it includes mediating the relationship between one's congregation, worshippers, and other members of the …