priestism
English
Etymology
priest + -ism
Noun
priestism (usually uncountable, plural priestisms)
- The influence, doctrines, principles, etc., of priests or the priesthood.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for priestism in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)