priest-ridden
Britishadjective
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The Cock, said O'Casey, represents "the joyful, active spirit of life as it weaves a way through the Irish scene," and it spreads terror among the crabbed codgers and priest-ridden puritans of the countryside.
From Time Magazine Archive
"What is a poor man to do, whose wife is priest-ridden, and got to be no company—except for angels?"
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 103, May, 1866 by Various
For, strange to say, the modern Spaniards—at least those who come to the Philippines—are as little superstitious or priest-ridden as the people of any nation in Europe.
From Recollections of Manilla and the Philippines During 1848, 1849 and 1850 by MacMicking, Robert
It is no exaggeration to say that, as surely as Spain and Portugal are priest-ridden, so surely is Great Britain lawyer-ridden.
From Rides on Railways by Sidney, Samuel
Although he was a wild youth, full of deeds of adventure and daring, he was destined by his priest-ridden father for the Church; but the boy's desire for a sailor's life could not be resisted.
From Beacon Lights of History, Volume 10 European Leaders by Lord, John
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