Noun:

புரோகிதன், பாதிரியார்த் தொழிற் கலை,

priestcraft தமிழ் அர்த்தத்தின் உதாரணம்:

வேள்விகளின் போது இடப்படுகின்ற ஆகுதிப் பொருட்களை தேவர்களிடம் கொண்டு சேர்ப்பிப்பவனாக விளங்குவதால் இவன் புரோகிதன் என்றும் அழைக்கப்பட்டார்.

priestcraft's Usage Examples:

In 1796, Alexander Kilham, who refused to abstain from agitation for further reform, and accused his brethren of priestcraft, was expelled from their ranks and the New Connexion was formed with 5000 members (see Methodist New Connexion).

Third, I consider priestcraft and superstition the greatest obstacle to human improvement and happiness.

Against superstition, fanaticism and priestcraft they protested unceasingly.

The bitterness of his outspoken invective against the clergy, against all priestcraft and priesthood, was a new feature in deistic literature, and injured the author more than it furthered his cause.

was the model to which he endeavoured to conform, and he did not attempt to preserve himself from the weakening influences of priestcraft.

One of his great merits is that he was the first to dissociate medicine from priestcraft, and to direct exclusive attention to the natural history of disease.