priesthood
అర్చకత్వం
definition
noun
He is the first prison inmate to become a candidate for ordination to the priesthood in the Episcopal Church.
the office or position of a priest.
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I doubt if the model of 'priesthood' represented by Don Ignazio can survive these changes.
Garrett's main argument for congregationalism is the 'priesthood' of all believers.
He prepared for the 'priesthood' in the Anglican Church at St Stephen's House, gaining a First in Theology.
When the call to religious life and 'priesthood' made itself known to me, I moved directly to a Roman Catholic seminary.
Eddie was a member of the De La Salle order before joining the Diocesan 'priesthood' .
there was relief among the Anglican 'priesthood'
Sir Stuart expected 240 men to join the 'priesthood' , plus around 220 women.
Women were admitted to the 'priesthood' in the Church of England in 1996.
After making his vows with the community, he felt the deeper call to 'priesthood' .
About half those in training for the 'priesthood' are now women.
Our congregations as a gathered 'priesthood' meet for the purpose of being equipped for mission in the world.
I do not know whether or not we should have a married 'priesthood' right now.
The first woman rabbi predated the entry of women into the 'priesthood' by seventeen years and after a similar struggle for recognition.
In the absence of church or 'priesthood' , the execution of the project was left to the uncertainties of lay enthusiasts.
I myself was a field doctor in the war before entering the 'priesthood' .
Quiet and gentle, she had a strong faith throughout her life and had a great loyalty to the church and the 'priesthood' .
The decision to ordain me to the 'priesthood' was made because they needed a priest for West Point.
Marriage is a commitment to another person; 'priesthood' is a commitment to a role in the church.
the ordination of women to the 'priesthood'
The position of the church is that ordination to the 'priesthood' makes one a priest forever.
A diocesan spokesman, however, said neither man was on the track for the 'priesthood' .
Over the last ten years I think they've been very well received in dioceses that have started to ordain women to the 'priesthood' .
He attended a local church school and then went to train for the 'priesthood' at the Orthodox Seminary in Tbilisi.
The next generation of women, they said, would not face such barriers to the 'priesthood' .
Canon Richard Phillips celebrated the golden jubilee of his ordination to the 'priesthood' on the 14th June.
Catholics typically have a very high esteem for priests and the 'priesthood' .
The Buddhist 'priesthood' became an extension of the feudal government.
Martin Luther's notion of the 'priesthood' of all believers is particularly helpful here.
Most of the sons of the Hindu priests are not entering the 'priesthood' , as they no longer find it remunerative.
The average age for someone entering the 'priesthood' now is well in the forties.
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