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Answer for the clue "A belief that priests can act as mediators between human beings and God ", 13 letters:
sacerdotalism

Word definitions for sacerdotalism in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sacerdotalism \Sac`er*do"tal*ism\, n. The system, style, spirit, or character, of a priesthood, or sacerdotal order; devotion to the interests of the sacerdotal order.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The belief that priests can act as mediators between God and mankind

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a belief that priests can act as mediators between human beings and God

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Sacerdotalism is the belief that propitiatory sacrifices for sin require the intervention of a priest. That is, it is the belief that a special, segregated order of men, called the priesthood , are the only ones who can commune directly with God or the ...