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priest-ridden

priest-ridden adjective: dominated or plagued by priests.

Adjective

priest-ridden (comparative more priest-ridden, superlative most priest-ridden)

  1. Dominated or plagued by priests.
    • Cologne […] is much decayed within these Hundred Years, having been much Priest-ridden; a Misfortune that hath undone many other great Cities. The Jesuits have had so great Influence upon the Magistrates, that they prevailed with them to banish all Protestants […]1691, William Carr, An Accurate Description of the United Netherlands, and of the Most Considerable Parts of Germany, Sweden, & Denmark, London: Timothy Childe, page 83
    • The Father finding the Man had too much Understanding to be Priest-ridden, thought it his best way to hold his Tongue.1726, William Rufus Chetwood, The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Robert Boyle, London: J. Watts, 3rd edition, 1735, p. 150

Forms of priest-ridden

comparativemore priest-ridden
superlativemost priest-ridden
alternative formpriestridden

Origin of priest-ridden

From priest + -ridden.

Questions about priest-ridden

What does priest-ridden mean?
Priest-ridden means dominated or plagued by priests.
What part of speech is priest-ridden?
Priest-ridden is an adjective.

Words near priest-ridden in the dictionary

  1. priest-doctors
  2. priest-king
  3. priest-kings
  4. priest-monk
  5. priest-monks
  6. priest-ridden
  7. priestal
  8. priestcap
  9. priestcaps
  10. priestcraft
  11. priestcrafts

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