English Dictionary

priestdom

noun

(rare) Political rule or sweeping social control exercised by a class of priests; a ruling class of priests.

The priestdom played a crucial role in the religious rituals of the ancient civilization.

意味（1）

(rare) Political rule or sweeping social control exercised by a class of priests; a ruling class of priests.

They demolished, he says,by the Word of God, the priestdom of the Pope and his lofty elevation.

意味（2）

(rare) Priests collectively or priests of a particular religious group or affiliation collectively.

The Social Democracy will not recede; it will pursue it course and accomplish its design, even though all priestdom should rise against it, like a cloud of locusts thick enough to darken the sun.