释义 |
priestism|ˈpriːstɪz(ə)m| [f. priest n. + -ism.] The system, spirit, methods, or practices of priests; sacerdotalism. (In hostile use.)
1842Miall in Nonconf. II. 145 Priestism, the first-born child of worldliness and hypocrisy. 1887J. Parker in Chr. World 4 Aug. 589 All priestism is bad, whether in the Establishment or in Nonconformist churches. |