priestcraft

Etymology
From ; equivalent to.

Noun

 * 1) The craft of performing the duties of a priest.
 * 2)  Priestly policy directed towards worldly ends.
 * 3) * 1831, 2 Nephi 26:29
 * He commandeth that there shall be no priestcrafts; for, behold, priestcrafts are that men preach and set themselves up for a light unto the world, that they may get gain and praise of the world; but they seek not the welfare of Zion.
 * 1) * 1891, Horace (Horatio) Smith, Address to a Mummy:
 * Perhaps thou wert a priest,--if so, my struggles / Are vain, for priestcraft never owns its juggles.
 * 1) * 1891, Horace (Horatio) Smith, Address to a Mummy:
 * Perhaps thou wert a priest,--if so, my struggles / Are vain, for priestcraft never owns its juggles.