попьство

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Old Church Slavonic

попьство

Alternative forms

Etymology

попъ (popŭ) + -ство (-stvo)

Noun

попьство (popĭstvon

  1. priesthood, clergy
    • from Vita Constantini, 0401510-0401520:
      философь юнꙑи не любить житꙇа сего; то не ѡтьпоустимь ѥго ѡбꙿщинꙑ, нъ постригꙿше и на поповꙿство ѡтьдадимь и.
      This young Philosopher does not love this life. Let us not exclude him from the community but tonsure him and give him over to the priesthood.
    • from Vita Methodii, 0600200:
      свѧти же на поповьство блаженааго Меѳедиꙗ.
      svęti že na popovĭstvo blaženaago Meθedija.
      He also consecrated the blessed Methodius to the priesthood.