About The Word Priestcraft
Learn about the word Priestcraft to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Priestcraft definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Priestcraft
| Priestcraft Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Priestcraft?
[n] the skills involved in the work of a priest
[n] a derogatory reference to priests who use their influence to control secular or political affairs Synonyms | Synonyms for Priestcraft: Related Terms | Find terms related to Priestcraft: See Also | craft | craftsmanship | intrigue | machination | workmanship Priestcraft In Webster's Dictionary \Priest"craft`\, n.
Priestly policy; the policy of a priesthood; esp., in an ill
sense, fraud or imposition in religious concerns; management
by priests to gain wealth and power by working upon the
religious motives or credulity of others.
It is better that men should be governed by priestcraft
than by violence. --Macaulay.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Enjoyableness ‐ pleasantness resulting from something that can be enjoyed; "the…
- Play out ‐ become spent or exhausted; "The champion's strength played out…
- Hexapoda ‐ insects; about five-sixths of all known…
- Giant bamboo ‐ immense tropical southeast Asian bamboo with tough hollow culms…
- Attention-getting ‐ likely to attract attention; "a catchy title for a movie" [adj]…
- Alytes obstetricans ‐ European toad whose male carries the fertilized eggs wrapped…
- Jarringly ‐ in a manner that jars and irritates; "the piano was jarringly…
- Torricelli ‐ Italian physicist who invented the mercury barometer…
- Keratodermia ‐ any skin disorder consisting of a growth that…
- Platy ‐ small stocky Mexican fish; popular…