Priestcraft

[pri:stkræft]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) the skills involved in the work of a priest.

(noun.) a derogatory reference to priests who use their influence to control secular or political affairs.

錄入:罗宾逊--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(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.

編輯:希娜