priestcraft

[ preest-kraft, -krahft ]

noun

the training, knowledge, and abilities necessary to a priest.

Origin of priestcraft

First recorded in 1475–85; priest + craft

Words Nearby priestcraft

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How to use priestcraft in a sentence

They are simply religious emanations from the corrupt and disordered brain of priestcraft.
The Bible | John E. Remsburg
It is a flaming sword that priestcraft has placed in every highway of learning to frighten back the timid searchers after truth.
The Bible | John E. Remsburg
This made it easy for him to emancipate himself from the slavery of priestcraft and become and remain a Freethinker.
Abraham Lincoln: Was He A Christian? | John B. Remsburg
"No priestcraft at Marney," said this gentle proprietor of abbey lands.
Sybil | Benjamin Disraeli
From town to town, from land to land, I was pursued by priestcraft and persecution; yet I acquired fame.
The Life and Adventures of Baron Trenck | Baron Trenck

British Dictionary definitions for priestcraft

priestcraft

/ (ˈpriːstˌkrɑːft) /

noun

the art and skills involved in the work of a priest
derogatory the influence of priests upon politics or the use by them of secular power

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