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priestcraft

noun

Etymology

From Middle English priestcraft; equivalent to priest + -craft.

  1. inherited from priestcraft

Definitions

  1. The craft of performing the duties of a priest.

    • Whilst caring for a congregation is fundamental, it is a long way from being the only tool in the priestcraft toolbox.

  2. Priestly policy directed towards worldly ends.

    • In pious times, ere priestcraft did begin, before polygamy was made a sin
    • He commandeth that there shall be no priestcrafts; for, behold, priestcrafts are that men preach and set themselves up for a light unto the world, that they may get gain and praise of the world; but they seek not the welfare of Zion.
    • Perhaps thou wert a priest,--if so, my struggles / Are vain, for priestcraft never owns its juggles.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA