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noun
- the craft of performing the duties of a priest
- (pejorative) priestly policy directed towards worldy ends
- John Dryden, Absalom and Achitophel:
- :In pious times, ere did begin, before polygamy was made a sin
- Horace (Horatio) Smith, Address to a Mummy:
- : Perhaps thou wert a priest,--if so, my struggles
- : Are vain, for never owns its juggles.
Etymology: "priest" + "craft"
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