'Priestcraft' definitions:

Definition of 'priestcraft'

(from WordNet)
noun
A derogatory reference to priests who use their influence to control secular or political affairs
noun
The skills involved in the work of a priest

Definition of 'Priestcraft'

From: GCIDE
  • Priestcraft \Priest"craft`\, 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. [1913 Webster]
  • It is better that men should be governed by priestcraft than by violence. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]