priesthood
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++priest·hood /ˈpriːsthʊd/ noun 1 the priesthood RRif someone is in the priesthood, they are a Christian priest 〔基督教〕牧师[神父]的职位[工作] He is celebrating 30 years in the priesthood. 他在庆祝自己从事神职工作30年。 There has been a decline in the number of people joining the priesthood. 投身为神职人员的人数减少了。2 [countable usually singular, uncountable]RR all the priests of a particular religion or country 〔某一宗教或国家的〕全体神职人员 an attempt to reduce the influence of the priesthood in the country 削弱国内神职人员影响力的努力
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priesthood• the Babylonian priesthood• His illegitimate son Cesare had difficulty in being accepted for the priesthood until granted dispensation.• Also during the summer months, one of the Diocesan students for the priesthood came to Lartington on placement.• He would know that smell anywhere, having lived off that particular soup during his early years in the priesthood.• Biscop Baducing was born into a noble family, then was ordained into the priesthood at the age of twenty-five.• I decided that my mission was to convince Dennis to leave the priesthood.• I believe women ought to be ordained to the priesthood.• As a young man, with the priesthood still a distant dream, Hughes had gone ahead of his people.• While Bourdieu's self-deprecatory claims to priesthood and orthodoxy turn out to be a cover for a very avant-garde sociology of culture.priest·hood nounChineseSyllable
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priesthood
priest‧hood /ˈpriːsthʊd/
noun
1. the priesthood if someone is in the priesthood, they are a Christian priest:
He is celebrating 30 years in the priesthood.
There has been a decline in the number of people joining the priesthood.
2. [countable usually singular, uncountable] all the priests of a particular religion or country:
an attempt to reduce the influence of the priesthood in the country
priest‧hood /ˈpriːsthʊd/
noun1. the priesthood if someone is in the priesthood, they are a Christian priest:
2. [countable usually singular, uncountable] all the priests of a particular religion or country:
Being religious 笃信宗教的
believe in God/Christ/Allah/free will/predestination/heaven and hell/an afterlife/reincarnation信仰上帝／耶稣基督／真主／自由意志／宿命论／天堂与地狱／来生／转世说 be/become a believer/an atheist/an agnostic/a Christian/Muslim/Hindu/Buddhist, etc.是／成为信徒／无神论者／不可知论者／基督徒／穆斯林／印度教教徒／佛教徒等 convert to/practise/ ( especially
practice a religion/Buddhism/Catholicism/Christianity/Islam/Judaism, etc.皈依／信奉宗教／佛教／天主教／基督教／伊斯兰教／犹太教等 go to church/( templeNAmE (= the synagogue )去教堂／会堂做礼拜 go to the local church/mosque/synagogue/gurdwara去当地的教堂／清真寺／犹太教会堂／谒师所做礼拜 belong to a church/a religious community是教堂／宗教团体的成员 join/enter the church/a convent/a monastery/a religious sect/the clergy/the priesthood成为牧师／女修道士／僧侣／宗教人员／神职人员／司祭 praise/worship/obey/serve/glorify God赞美／敬拜／遵从／侍奉／颂扬上帝
Celebrations and ritual 庆典与仪式
attend/hold/conduct/lead a service参加／举行／组织／主持礼拜仪式 perform a ceremony/a rite/a ritual/a baptism/the Hajj/a mitzvah举行典礼／仪式／宗教仪式／洗礼／朝觐／受戒仪式 carry out/perform a sacred/burial/funeral/fertility/purification rite举行宗教／安葬／葬礼／丰收／净化仪式 go on/make a pilgrimage前往朝圣 celebrate Christmas/Easter/Eid/Ramadan/Hanukkah/Passover/Diwali庆祝圣诞节／复活节／开斋节／斋月／修殿节／逾越节／排灯节 observe/break the Sabbath/a fast/Ramadan守／不守安息日／斋戒／斋月 deliver/preach/hear a sermon传道；讲道；听布道 lead/address the congregation带领会众；对会众发表演讲 say/recite a prayer/blessing念诵／背诵经文；祝祷
Religious texts and ideas 宗教经文与思想
preach/proclaim/spread the word of God/the Gospel/the message of Islam传布／颂扬／传播上帝的话／《福音》／伊斯兰教义 study/follow the dharma/the teachings of Buddha研究／遵循达摩／佛教教义 read/study/understand/interpret scripture/the Bible/the Koran/the gospel/the Torah阅读／研究／理解／阐释经文／《圣经》／《古兰经》／《福音》／托拉 be based on/derive from divine revelation基于／来源于上帝的启示 commit/consider sth heresy/sacrilege犯异端／渎圣罪；认为…是异端邪说／亵渎圣物
Religious belief and experience 宗教信仰与体验
seek/find/gain enlightenment/wisdom寻求／找到／获得启迪／智慧 strengthen/lose your faith增强／失去信德 keep/practise/practice/abandon the faith忠于／践行／放弃信仰 save/purify/lose your soul拯救／净化／失去灵魂 obey/follow/keep/break/violate a commandment/Islamic law/Jewish law服从／遵循／恪守／违反／亵渎诫条／伊斯兰教法／犹太教法 be/accept/do God's will是／接受／践行上帝的旨意 receive/experience divine grace得到／感受神的恩宠 achieve/attain enlightenment/salvation/nirvana获得启迪／拯救／涅槃 undergo a conversion/rebirth/reincarnation经历皈依／重生／转世化身 hear/answer a prayer聆听／回应祷告 commit/confess/forgive a sin犯罪；忏悔；宽恕罪过 do/perform penance进行补赎