priesthoodPronunciation: /ˈpriːsthʊd/Translate priesthood | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of priesthood noun [mass noun] (often the priesthood) the office or position of a priest: the ordination of women to the priesthood priests in general: there was relief among the Anglican priesthoodpriesthood in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of priesthood in the US English dictionary
