- Levitical Degrees
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Judaism , Levitical Degrees are relationships that precludemarriage , so called as presumably fixed by the Levitical priesthood of the Jews.
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Levitical degrees — Levitical Le*vit ic*al (l[ e]*v[i^]t [i^]*kal), a. [L. Leviticus, Gr. Leyitiko s.] 1. Of or pertaining to a Levite or the Levites. [1913 Webster] 2. Priestly. Levitical questions. Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. Of or pertaining to, or designating, the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
levitical degrees — noun plural Usage: usually capitalized L : the degrees of kinship within which marriage is forbidden in Leviticus 18 * * * Levitical degrees plural noun The degrees of kindred within which marriage was forbidden in Leviticus 18.6–18 • • • Main… … Useful english dictionary
LEVITICAL DEGREES — relationships that preclude marriage, so called as presumably fixed by the Levitical priesthood of the Jews … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
levitical degrees — /lavitakal dagriyz/ Degrees of kindred within which persons are prohibited to marry. They are set forth in the eighteenth chapter of Leviticus … Black's law dictionary
levitical degrees — /lavitakal dagriyz/ Degrees of kindred within which persons are prohibited to marry. They are set forth in the eighteenth chapter of Leviticus … Black's law dictionary
Levitical degrees — The degrees of relationship between a man and a woman which bar their marriage to each other, as stated in the eighteenth chapter of Leviticus … Ballentine's law dictionary
Levitical — Le*vit ic*al (l[ e]*v[i^]t [i^]*kal), a. [L. Leviticus, Gr. Leyitiko s.] 1. Of or pertaining to a Levite or the Levites. [1913 Webster] 2. Priestly. Levitical questions. Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. Of or pertaining to, or designating, the law… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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