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priestcraft
(encz) | priestcraft, n: |
Priestcraft
(gcide) | Priestcraft \Priest"craft`\, n.
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.
[1913 Webster]
It is better that men should be governed by priestcraft
than by violence. --Macaulay.
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priestcraft
(wn) | priestcraft
n 1: a derogatory reference to priests who use their influence
to control secular or political affairs
2: the skills involved in the work of a priest |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
Priestcraft
(gcide) | Priestcraft \Priest"craft`\, n.
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.
[1913 Webster]
It is better that men should be governed by priestcraft
than by violence. --Macaulay.
[1913 Webster] |
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