priestdom

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Political rule or sweeping social control exercised by a class of priests

   Political rule or sweeping social control exercised by a class of priests; a ruling class of priests.

   • "They demolished," he says,"by the Word of God, the priestdom of the Pope and his lofty elevation."
   • The Spaniards have become callous by the long rule of despotism, and especially of priestdom.
2. 2

   Priests collectively or priests of a particular religious group or affiliation…

   Priests collectively or priests of a particular religious group or affiliation collectively.

   • The Social Democracy will not recede; it will pursue it course and accomplish its design, even though all priestdom should rise against it, like a cloud of locusts thick enough to darken the sun.

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