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单词 Levitical
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Definition of Levitical in English:

Levitical

adjective lɪˈvɪtɪk(ə)lləˈvɪdək(ə)l
  • 1Relating to the Levites or the tribe of Levi.

    (与)利未人(有关)的,利未部落的

    a Levitical priest

    利未人的祭司。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • To further protect the many from the few, Moses did not give the Levitical tribes an equal share of the land.
    • From early in church history there have been reports, often denied, that Mary was of Levitical stock.
    • The Levitical priesthood was not intended as an end in itself.
    • The Chronicler sees the primary achievement of David and Solomon as the construction of the temple and the establishment of the types of clergy that were active in his day: priests, Levites, Levitical singers, and Levitical gatekeepers.
    • He wasn't born into the Levitical priesthood which was for the nation of Israel, but came in the priesthood of Melchizedek, the priesthood for all mankind.
    • What is involved is what Tillard calls an ‘existential priesthood’ as distinct from (but not over against) the cultic, Levitical type.
    • A Levitical priest's work was terminated by death, but now ‘we have a great high priest, who has gone through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God’.
  • 2Judaism
    (of a rule of conduct, temple ritual, etc.) derived from the biblical Book of Leviticus.

    〔犹太教〕(行为准则和寺院中的祭祀仪式等)源自《圣经·利未记》的

    a Levitical edict

    利未人的祭司。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This perception of blindness in terms of social exclusion appears in some passages of the Israelite literature that presuppose the Levitical health care system.
    • According to the Levitical purity system, blindness implied, first of all, an exclusion from the political religious system.
    • In the Levitical health care system, for example, some chronic diseases, such as leprosy, attached to the sick person a stigma that required his or her exclusion from the community.
    • The Deuteronomic and Levitical codes were prophetically inspired reinterpretations of the Torah by the priestly writers.
    • Actually, I stopped eating pork after Dave referred me to the Levitical clean and unclean meats.

Origin

Mid 16th century: via late Latin from Greek levitikos, from Levi (see Levite), + -al.

Definition of Levitical in US English:

Levitical

adjectiveləˈvɪdək(ə)lləˈvidək(ə)l
  • 1Relating to the Levites or the tribe of Levi.

    (与)利未人(有关)的,利未部落的

    a Levitical priest

    利未人的祭司。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He wasn't born into the Levitical priesthood which was for the nation of Israel, but came in the priesthood of Melchizedek, the priesthood for all mankind.
    • What is involved is what Tillard calls an ‘existential priesthood’ as distinct from (but not over against) the cultic, Levitical type.
    • The Chronicler sees the primary achievement of David and Solomon as the construction of the temple and the establishment of the types of clergy that were active in his day: priests, Levites, Levitical singers, and Levitical gatekeepers.
    • To further protect the many from the few, Moses did not give the Levitical tribes an equal share of the land.
    • From early in church history there have been reports, often denied, that Mary was of Levitical stock.
    • The Levitical priesthood was not intended as an end in itself.
    • A Levitical priest's work was terminated by death, but now ‘we have a great high priest, who has gone through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God’.
  • 2Judaism
    (of rules concerning codes of conduct, temple rituals, etc.) derived from the biblical Book of Leviticus.

    〔犹太教〕(行为准则和寺院中的祭祀仪式等)源自《圣经·利未记》的

    a Levitical edict

    利未人的祭司。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Deuteronomic and Levitical codes were prophetically inspired reinterpretations of the Torah by the priestly writers.
    • In the Levitical health care system, for example, some chronic diseases, such as leprosy, attached to the sick person a stigma that required his or her exclusion from the community.
    • Actually, I stopped eating pork after Dave referred me to the Levitical clean and unclean meats.
    • This perception of blindness in terms of social exclusion appears in some passages of the Israelite literature that presuppose the Levitical health care system.
    • According to the Levitical purity system, blindness implied, first of all, an exclusion from the political religious system.

Origin

Mid 16th century: via late Latin from Greek levitikos, from Levi (see Levite), + -al.

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