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Complete Definition of "priestcraft"

English

Etymology
�priest� + �craft�

Noun
en-noun|-

  1. the craft of performing the duties of a priest
  2. pejorative priestly policy directed towards worldy ends

#* John Dryden, Absalom and Achitophel:
#*:In pious times, ere priestcraft did begin, before polygamy was made a sin
#*Horace (Horatio) Smith, Address to a Mummy:
#*: Perhaps thou wert a priest,--if so, my struggles
#*: Are vain, for priestcraft never owns its juggles.

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