попьство

Old Church Slavonic

попьство

Alternative forms

• поповьство (popovĭstvo)

Etymology

попъ (popŭ) + -ство (-stvo)

Noun

попьство • (popĭstvo) n

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.