Aaronic

Aaronic
adjective Date: 1821 1. of or stemming from Aaron 2. of or relating to the lower order of the Mormon priesthood

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  • Aaronic — Aa*ron ic ([asl]*r[o^]n [i^]k), Aaronical Aa*ron ic*al ( [i^]*kal), a. Pertaining to Aaron, the first high priest of the Jews. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Aaronic — [er än′ik, arän′ik] adj. 1. of or characteristic of Aaron 2. Levitical ☆ 3. Mormon Ch. designating or of the second, and lesser, order of priests: cf. MELCHIZEDEK …   English World dictionary

  • Aaronic Order — House of Aaron logo Classification Mormonism Polity Hierarchical Founder Maurice L. Glendenning Origin 1942 …   Wikipedia

  • Aaronic Priesthood MIA Young Women — was the name of an official auxiliary organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints between 1972 and 1974. It was formed by combining the Young Men s Mutual Improvement Association and the Young Women s Mutual Improvement… …   Wikipedia

  • Aaronic priesthood — The Aaronic priesthood (also called the Levitical priesthood) is the lesser of the two (or sometimes three) orders of priesthood recognized in Mormonism. The others are the Melchizedek priesthood and the rarely recognized Patriarchal priesthood.… …   Wikipedia

  • Aaronic — /air ron ik, a ron /, adj. 1. of or pertaining to Aaron. 2. pertaining or belonging to the order of Jewish priests descended from Aaron. 3. of the second, or lesser, order of priesthood in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints. 4.… …   Universalium

  • Aaronic — adjective a) Pertaining to Aaron, the first high priest of the Jews. b) Resembling or characteristic of a high priest. See Also: Aaronical …   Wiktionary

  • Aaronic — adj. of or belonging to the line of priests descended from Aaron; of or pertaining to the lower order of priests (Mormonism) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • aaronic — aa·ron·ic …   English syllables

  • Aaronic — Aa•ron•ic [[t]ɛəˈrɒn ɪk, æˈrɒn [/t]] also Aa•ron′i•cal adj. 1) bib of or pertaining to Aaron or the order of Jewish priests descended from him 2) rel of or pertaining to the lower order of priests in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day… …   From formal English to slang

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