- Levitical
- adjective Etymology: Late Latin Leviticus Date: 1535 of or relating to the Levites or to Leviticus
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Levitical — Le*vit ic*al (l[ e]*v[i^]t [i^]*kal), a. [L. Leviticus, Gr. Leyitiko s.] 1. Of or pertaining to a Levite or the Levites. [1913 Webster] 2. Priestly. Levitical questions. Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. Of or pertaining to, or designating, the law… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Levitical — [lə vit′i kəl] adj. [< LL(Ec) Leviticus + AL] 1. of the Levites 2. of Leviticus or its laws … English World dictionary
Levitical — Levitically, adv. /li vit i keuhl/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to the Levites. 2. of or pertaining to Leviticus or the law (Levitical law) contained in Leviticus. [1525 35; < LL Levitic(us) (see LEVITICUS) + AL1] * * * … Universalium
Levitical — adj. of the tribe of Levi, of the Levites; priestly; of or pertaining to the book of Leviticus in the Bible; of or pertaining to Levitical law … English contemporary dictionary
Levitical — /ləˈvɪtəkəl/ (say luh vituhkuhl) adjective of or relating to the Levites, the book of Leviticus, or the law (Levitical law) contained in the book of Leviticus …
Levitical degrees — Levitical Le*vit ic*al (l[ e]*v[i^]t [i^]*kal), a. [L. Leviticus, Gr. Leyitiko s.] 1. Of or pertaining to a Levite or the Levites. [1913 Webster] 2. Priestly. Levitical questions. Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. Of or pertaining to, or designating, the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
LEVITICAL CITIES — The ecclesiastical tribe of Levi neither fought in the wars of the conquest of Canaan nor received an allocation of continuous territory as did all the other tribes (see priests and Levites). Its economic base was to be the sacred offerings of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Levitical Degrees — In Judaism, Levitical Degrees are relationships that preclude marriage, so called as presumably fixed by the Levitical priesthood of the Jews … Wikipedia
levitical degrees — noun plural Usage: usually capitalized L : the degrees of kinship within which marriage is forbidden in Leviticus 18 * * * Levitical degrees plural noun The degrees of kindred within which marriage was forbidden in Leviticus 18.6–18 • • • Main… … Useful english dictionary
LEVITICAL DEGREES — relationships that preclude marriage, so called as presumably fixed by the Levitical priesthood of the Jews … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
