🔤 Priestcraft ✨

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URDU

مذہبی پیشوائی کا علم، پادریوں کی مہارت، مذہبی چالاکی، دینی اثر و رسوخ کا ناجائز استعمال
🅰️ Roman Urdu:
mazhabi peshwari ka ilm, padriyon ki maharat, mazhabi chalaki, deeni asar o rasookh ka najaiz istemal
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ENGLISH

📚noun
priestcraft
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PRONUNCIATION

Standard: /ˈpriːstkræft/
Phonetic: /preest kraft/
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DEFINITION

professional knowledge of priestly duties, priestly skill, scheming by religious officials, manipulation through religion
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

The historian examined priestcraft and its influence on medieval political institutions. Critics accused the leaders of using priestcraft to control vulnerable believers. The book distinguishes sincere service from manipulative priestcraft. Religious reformers challenged priestcraft that exploited public fear. The lecture discussed priestcraft without attacking ordinary religious devotion.
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SYNONYMS

clericalism manipulation priestly intrigue religious scheming
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