priestcraft

Priestcraft is the method that a priest uses, generally referring to a negative action.

(noun)

An example of priestcraft is a cruel method that a bad priest uses to scare the congregation.

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See priestcraft in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the craft, methods, etc. of priests: now usually with reference to the unscrupulous use of a priestly office

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