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Priestcraft

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(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.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Priestcraft'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/priestcraft.html. 1828.
 
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