LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

sacerdōtium

sacerdōtium n (genitive sacerdōtiī or sacerdōtī)
Classical[sa.kɛrˈdoː.ti.ũː]Ecclesiastical[sa.t͡ʃerˈdɔt.t͡si.um]

Meaning

  1. An office of priests, priesthood.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesacerdōtiumsacerdōtia
genitivesacerdōtiī
sacerdōtī		sacerdōtiōrum
dativesacerdōtiōsacerdōtiīs
accusativesacerdōtiumsacerdōtia
ablativesacerdōtiōsacerdōtiīs
vocativesacerdōtiumsacerdōtia

săcerdōtĭum, ii, n. 1. sacerdos,
I. the priesthood, the office or dignity of priests, the sacerdotal office (good prose; used equally in sing. and plur.)
(a). Sing.: amplissimum sacerdotium, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 51, § 127: amplissimi sacerdotii collegium, id. Fam. 3, 10, 9: propter amplitudinem sacerdotii, id. Agr. 2, 7, 18: homo in sacerdotio diligentissimus, id. Rab. Perd. 10, 27: eodem sacerdotio praeditus, id. Sen. 17, 61: familiare, Liv. 9, 29: priscum et religiosum, Plin. Ep. 4, 8, 1.—
(b). Plur.: hoc idem de ceteris sacerdotiis Cn. Domitius tulit: quod populus per religionem sacerdotia mandare non poterat, Cic. Agr. 2, 7, 18: lex de sacerdotiis, id. Lael. 25, 96: de sacerdotiis contendere, Caes. B. C. 3, 82.—
B. In eccl. Lat., of the mediatorial office of Christ, Vulg. Heb. 7, 12; 7, 24.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin sacerdōtium From sacerdōs (“priest”) + -ium (noun-forming suffix).

Descendants
  • Catalansacerdoci
  • Frenchsacerdoce
  • Italiansacerdozio
  • Portuguesesacerdócio
  • Romaniansacerdoțiu
  • Spanishsacerdocio
  • Friuliansacerdozi

In English words that came into English from sacerdōtium

  • sacerdocysacerdōtium

Quick answers

What does sacerdōtium mean in Latin?
sacerdōtium, a noun, means “An office of priests, priesthood.”.
What is the genitive of sacerdōtium?
The genitive singular is sacerdōtiī. sacerdōtium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce sacerdōtium?
In classical Latin, [sa.kɛrˈdoː.ti.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [sa.t͡ʃerˈdɔt.t͡si.um].