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Priestcraft

Priestcraft Meaning & Definition
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

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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.

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