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Example sentences from the Web for priest-riddenSome one has said that our Neolithic ancestors, especially the megalith-builders, were priest-ridden. The New Stone Age in Northern Europe|John M. Tyler Happily he has little to do, as, ignorant and priest-ridden as the people may be, they never get drunk. Crying for the Light, Vol. 3 [of 3]|J. Ewing Ritchie Dora had become a superstitious, priest-ridden dolt, of no good to him or anyone else any more. The History of David Grieve|Mrs. Humphry Ward Italy priest-ridden, and noble-ridden, and prince-ridden, must be content with her fate. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 63, No. 392, June, 1848|Various
adjectivedominated or governed by or excessively under the influence of priests Words nearby priest-riddenpriestfish, priest-hole, priesthood, Priestley, priestly, priest-ridden, prig, priggery, priggism, Prigogine, prill Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |