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The only career where the dress code is forever and the boss never emails back.
means The office, status, and functions belonging to a priest, or collectively the body of ordained priests within a religion.
from Built in English from 'priest' plus the suffix '-hood,' which marks a state, condition, or group (as in 'childhood' or 'brotherhood'). 'Priest' itself traces back through Old English 'preost' to Late Latin 'presbyter,' and further to Greek 'presbyteros' — literally 'elder,' the comparative form of 'presbys,' meaning 'old man.' So the word's deep root isn't about ritual or robes at all — it's about age and seniority, the assumption that wisdom and authority come with years.
- celibacy rule
- Roman Catholic requirement, not actually biblical
- orders ranking
- deacon, priest, bishop, pope is just tenure
- ordination
- considered permanent, even if you quit
- other faiths
- many religions let priests marry and vote