priestcraft

[ preest-kraft, -krahft ]

noun
  1. the training, knowledge, and abilities necessary to a priest.

Origin of priestcraft

1
First recorded in 1475–85; priest + craft

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British Dictionary definitions for priestcraft

priestcraft

/ (ˈpriːstˌkrɑːft) /


noun
  1. the art and skills involved in the work of a priest

  2. derogatory the influence of priests upon politics or the use by them of secular power

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