priesthood

The character, office, or vocation of a priest.

The clergy.

The office or character of a priest.

The order of men set apart for sacred offices; priests collectively.

The office or character of a priest; the priestly function.

Priests, taken collectively; the order of men set apart for sacred offices; the order of priests.

The role or office of a priest

Priests as a group; the clergy

Authority to act in the name of God.

the body of ordained religious practitioners