† monk-craftn.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: monk n.¹, craft n.

Etymology: < monk n.¹ + craft n., after priestcraft n.

Frequently derogatory. Obsolete.

Conduct or practice characteristic of monks; = monkery n.¹ 3a.

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the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun] > by monks or priests

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1691 A. Gavin Frauds Romish Monks (ed. 3) 242 They were only the effects of Priest and Monk-Craft to get Mony.

1848 E. Bulwer-Lytton Harold II. vi. iv. 107 I shall need no mediator between nature and monk-craft.

1868 E. Bulwer-Lytton Rightful Heir ii. ii For five slow years Have Spain's dull trumpets blared their braggart war, And Rome's grey monk-craft muttered new crusades.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	monk-craft
释义	† monk-craftn. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: monk n.¹, craft n. Etymology: < monk n.¹ + craft n., after priestcraft n. Frequently derogatory. Obsolete. Conduct or practice characteristic of monks; = monkery n.¹ 3a. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun] > by monks or priests priestcraft1681 monk-craft1691 1691 A. Gavin Frauds Romish Monks (ed. 3) 242 They were only the effects of Priest and Monk-Craft to get Mony. 1848 E. Bulwer-Lytton Harold II. vi. iv. 107 I shall need no mediator between nature and monk-craft. 1868 E. Bulwer-Lytton Rightful Heir ii. ii For five slow years Have Spain's dull trumpets blared their braggart war, And Rome's grey monk-craft muttered new crusades. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1691
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