1) Intrigue 2) Machination 
• (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.
Priest'craft` noun 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. « It is better that men should be governed by priestcraft...
[n] - a derogatory reference to priests who use their influence to control secular or political affairs 2. [n] - the skills involved in the work of a priest
noun the skills involved in the work of a priest
the training, knowledge, and abilities necessary to a priest.