Polyglot Dictionary

sacerdote

/saseɾˈdɔtʃi/

o noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os sacerdotes

Meaning

  1. priest

    • O sacerdote abençoou.

      The priest blessed.

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

padre

padre is more colloquial, used as a direct address, "Father"; sacerdote is more formal or theological, a priest of any religion.

Similar in other languages

German

Priester

Priester is the German word for the same thing — both mean "priest."

Spanish

cura

cura is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "priest."

Spanish

presbítero

presbítero is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "priest."

Practice

1 What does sacerdote mean?

2 Fill the gap: O ___ abençoou.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches sacerdote?

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