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Priesthood - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Priesthood : (noun)
1: the body of ordained religious practitioners
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Priesthood : \Priest"hood\, n.
1. The office or character of a priest; the priestly
function. --Bk. of Com. Prayer.
2. Priests, taken collectively; the order of men set apart
for sacred offices; the order of priests.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Priesthood : n. [TMRC; obs.] The select group of system managers
responsible for the operation and maintenance of a batch computer
system. On these computers, a user never had direct access to a
computer, but had to submit his/her data and programs to a priest for
execution. Results were returned days or even weeks later. See
acolyte.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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