derogatory. The maintenance or extension of priestly power and influence; the practices and policy supporting this; priestly scheming, guile, or…
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| 释义 | society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > priest > [noun] > dominion of priests > undue authority (3) priestcraft1681 derogatory. The maintenance or extension of priestly power and influence; the practices and policy supporting this; priestly scheming, guile, or… sacerdotalism1847 The sacerdotal spirit or system; the principles or practice of the priesthood. Chiefly in unfavourable sense: Pursuit of the interests of the… sacerdotage1884 Sacerdotalism as characteristic of a religion in its ‘dotage’. |
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