Not related to or involving priests or the priesthood; outside the realm of clergy authority.
From Latin 'extra' (outside) + 'sacerdotalis' (priestly, from 'sacerdos' meaning priest). The priest root combines 'sacer' (sacred) and 'dos' (giver), literally meaning a giver of sacred things.
This word helps distinguish between things controlled by the church and things controlled by regular people—it's been especially useful historically when discussing who had power over what in societies where priests held enormous authority.
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