Aaronic

[ ai-ron-ik, a-ron- ]

/ ɛəˈrɒn ɪk, æˈrɒn- /

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adjective

of or relating to Aaron.

pertaining or belonging to the order of Jewish priests descended from Aaron.

of the second, or lesser, order of priesthood in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

priestly.

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Also Aaronical.

Origin of Aaronic

First recorded in 1870–75; Aaron + -ic

Words nearby Aaronic

Aargau, Aarhus, AARNet, Aaron, Aaron, Henry, Aaronic, Aaronical, Aaronite, Aaron's beard, Aaron's rod, AARP

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How to use Aaronic in a sentence

Abraham, bearing the whole Aaronic hierarchy potentially within him, defers to Melchizedek as to his greater.
Messages from the Epistle to the Hebrews|Handley C.G. Moule
There are two classes of priesthood: The Melchizedek and the Aaronic.
The Mormon Puzzle, and How to Solve It|R. W. Beers
It concludes with a splendid paraphrase of the Aaronic benediction.
The Story of Our Hymns|Ernest Edwin Ryden
He could not be a priest on earth, because the Aaronic priesthood was then in force, and He was not of the Aaronic family.
Autobiography of Frank G. Allen, Minister of the Gospel|Frank G. Allen

The Aaronic priesthood includes (beginning with the lowest) the offices of deacon, teacher, priest, and bishop.
The Mormon Puzzle, and How to Solve It|R. W. Beers

British Dictionary definitions for Aaronic

Aaronic

/ (ɛəˈrɒnɪk) /

adjective

of or relating to Aaron, his family, or the priestly dynasty initiated by him

of or relating to the Israelite high priesthood

of or relating to the priesthood in general

Mormon Church denoting or relating to the second order of the Mormon priesthood

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