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priestcraft

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. priestcraftnoun

    a derogatory reference to priests who use their influence to control secular or political affairs

  2. priestcraftnoun

    the skills involved in the work of a priest

Wiktionary

  1. priestcraftnoun

    the craft of performing the duties of a priest

  2. priestcraftnoun

    priestly policy directed towards worldly ends

  3. Etymology: “priest” + “craft”

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Priestcraftnoun

    Religious frauds; management of wicked priests to gain power.

    Etymology: priest and craft.

    Puzzle has half a dozen common-place topicks; though the debate be about Doway, his discourse runs upon bigotry and priestcraft. Spectator.

    From priestcraft happily set free,
    Lo! ev’ry finish’d son returns to thee. Alexander Pope.

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  1. priestcraft

    Priestcraft is generally referred to as the actions performed by clergy, priests, or religious leaders that are perceived as deceitful, manipulative, or exploitative, often with the main aim of gaining money or power. It can also refer to the misuse of religious influence for personal gain or using one's spiritual authority for selfish purposes. Some people also use 'priestcraft' to describe the business of establishing and running organized religions. Please note that it often has negative connotations and is usually used in a suspicious or critical context.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Priestcraftnoun

    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

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of priestcraft in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of priestcraft in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of priestcraft in a Sentence

  1. Wyndham Lewis:

    When we say science we can either mean any manipulation of the inventive and organizing power of the human intellect: or we can mean such an extremely different thing as the religion of science, the vulgarized derivative from this pure activity manipulated by a sort of priestcraft into a great religious and political weapon.


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