Question

Choose the word which means opposite of the given word:
Sacerdotal
A) Frank
B) Layman
C) Region
D) religious minded

Answer 1

Hint:Antonyms are the words that are opposite in meaning to another. The root words for the word 'antonym' are the words 'anti' meaning 'against' or 'opposite' and 'onym' meaning 'name’. For instance: the antonym of ‘hot’ is ‘cold’.

Complete answer:
The meaning of word sacerdotal is ‘relating to priests or the priesthood or priestly’. So, as per the question we must find the word which is opposite in meaning to the word sacerdotal.
Option A) Frank - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of frank is ‘open or direct in speech or candid or straight’ and this is not antonym of the word sacerdotal. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option B) Layman - is the correct answer because the meaning of layman is ‘a non-ordained male member of a Church or layperson’ and this is the antonym of the word sacerdotal as they have different meanings or they are opposite in meaning to each other. Thus, this is the correct answer.
Option C) Region - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of region is ‘an area, especially part of a country or the world having definable characteristics but not always fixed boundaries’ and this is not antonym of the word sacerdotal. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option D) religious minded - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of religious minded is ‘relating to or concerned with religion’ and this is not antonym of the word sacerdotal. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Hence, the correct answer is Option ‘ B’.

Note: Antonyms are the words that are opposite to each other i.e. antonym of sacerdotal is layman and synonyms are the words that are similar in meaning. So, the synonym of the word sacerdotal is priestly or clerical and (Option D is the synonym of the sacerdotal). Thus, Option B is the most appropriate answer as compared to the other options.