Priestcraft

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  • n. the craft of performing the duties of a priest
  • n. priestly policy directed towards worldly ends
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • 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.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Priestly policy or system of management based on temporal or material interest; the arts practised by selfish and ambitious priests to gain wealth and power, or to impose on the credulity of others.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • 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
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    craft    craftsmanship    workmanship    machination    intrigue   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    kingcraft    ceremonialism    rapacity    venality    ritualism   
     
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