Sacerdos

Definition:

Sacerdos is thought to stand for sacris deditus "dedicated to the sacred things (divine worship)." Sacerdos is a generic name for an ancient Roman priest. Originally all sacerdotes (plural of sacerdos) were patricians, but in 367 B.C., plebeians joined their ranks.

A sacerdos had some sort of visible distinction, like a hat or the toga praetexta, and honorary seats in theaters, amphitheaters, and circuses.

Sources:

• _{Latin Synonyms With Their Different Significations and Examples Taken From the Best Latin Authors, by Jean Baptiste Gardin Dumesnil, J. M. Gossett (1809)}
• _{William Smith, D.C.L., LL.D.: A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, John Murray, London, 1875.}
• _{Oskar Seyffert (1894) A Dictionary of Classical Antiquities}