Sacerdotalism
TENDENCY TO ATTACH UNDUE IMPORTANCE TO THE ORDER AND THE MINISTRY OF PRIESTS, TO THE LIMITATION OF THE OPERATION OF DIVINE GRACE
Sacerdotium; Sacerdotal; Sacer dotium; Sacerdotalist; Sacerdotalists
Sacerdotalism (from Latin sacerdos, priest, literally one who presents sacred offerings, sacer, sacred, and dare, to give) is the belief in some Christian churches that priests are meant to be mediators between God and humankind. The understanding of this mediation has undergone development over time and especially with the advent of modern historical and biblical studies.