sacerdotal
adjective·/ˌsæs.ɚˈdoʊ.təl/
Of priests or priesthood, pertaining to sacred rites, clerical authority, or the formal apparatus of worship. Sacerdotal is institutional, holiness organized into office.
The ceremony was solemn without being intimate, its sacerdotal grandeur carried on incense and measured chant.
Etymology
From Latin sacerdotalis, from sacerdos "priest," formed from sacer "sacred" and a root meaning "to give." An older idea of priesthood as one who renders sacred offerings.
Related Words
clericalof clergy; less ritual-heavy
liturgicalof formal worship; often sacerdotal in style
hieraticpriestly, formal; more stylistically charged
sacrosanctsacred and inviolable; sharing the sacred root