priest-ridden
dominated or governed by or excessively under the influence of priests
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How to use priest-ridden in a sentence
In both instances, it is not too much to say that they all were "priest-ridden" in the fullest meaning of the term.
Ancient Faiths And Modern | Thomas InmanSome one has said that our Neolithic ancestors, especially the megalith-builders, were priest-ridden.
The New Stone Age in Northern Europe | John M. TylerIreland had become a land of peasants, blankly ignorant and helplessly priest-ridden.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind | Herbert George WellsI know of no nation of old that was priest-ridden which did not fall under the swords of those who did not care for hierarchs.
Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism | Thomas InmanThese people, whom we call priest-ridden, are the only Britons who will not be squire-ridden.
Orthodoxy | G. K. Chesterton
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