priesthood

基本解釋

Mormons regard Christian churches as apostate for lacking revelation and an authoritative priesthood, although they are thought to be positive institutions in other respects.
盡管其他人將基督教會(huì)視作正面機(jī)構(gòu)，但在摩門教徒看來，他們只是缺乏啟示的叛教者和專斷的祭司。
This writer reads the descriptions of the tabernacle given in Exodus,and he reads the descriptions of the priesthood, ; what they're supposed to wear,what they're supposed to do; sacrifices.
這個(gè)作者讀了《出埃及記》里關(guān)于帳篷的描寫,他閱讀了關(guān)于祭司職位的描寫，他們該穿什么，該做什么;,怎么獻(xiàn)祭。
So the very existence of the second liturgy, the priesthood initiated by Christ, the very existence is used to prove, for this writer,that it's superior to what it supplanted.
所以第二種儀式的存在，基督發(fā)起的神職，存在被用來作證據(jù)了，對這個(gè)作者來說，它就比被它代替的事物優(yōu)越。

But the next year he decided to return to science and five years later, left the priesthood.
My stepfather was a former priest, one of the early black men ordained to the priesthood in the United States.
我的繼父原先是一名牧師，是美國早期參與到,牧師事業(yè)中的黑人之一。
普林斯頓公開課 - 人性課程節(jié)選
The second half of verse 5 and 6 gives the reward: God is conferring on the Israelites this elevated status ; of royalty, of priesthood; "You'll be to me a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation."
詩5余下的部分和詩6，說明了遵守的獎(jiǎng)賞：,上帝將會(huì)使猶太人的地位提升,忠誠的，祭司的國家;,“你們要?dú)w我作祭司的國度，為圣潔的國家“
耶魯公開課 - 舊約導(dǎo)論課程節(jié)選

He grew up in Tachira, a devoutly Catholic Andean state, and was destined for the priesthood.
ECONOMIST: Venezuela

Priesthood is the position of being a priest or the period of time during which someone is a priest.
The priesthood is all the members of the Christian clergy, especially in a particular church.