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phineas priesthood

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.75 in modern English

Syllables
phineas -priest-hood
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An unorganized group of American domestic terrorists who follow a far-right, white supremacist, and Christian fundamentalist ideology.

Etymology

Coined in 1990 by Richard Kelly Hoskins in his book, Vigilantes of Christendom: The Story of the Phineas Priesthood. Named after the Israelite Phineas, grandson of Aaron (Numbers 25:7), who, according to the Old Testament, was rewarded by God for killing an interfaith couple.

Inflected Forms

the Phineas Priesthood (canonical)

Phrases

Phineas Priest Phineas action

Frequently Paired Words

Phineas action

Questions

What does phineas priesthood mean?
An unorganized group of American domestic terrorists who follow a far-right, white supremacist, and Christian fundamentalist ideology.
Where does phineas priesthood come from?
Coined in 1990 by Richard Kelly Hoskins in his book, Vigilantes of Christendom: The Story of the Phineas Priesthood. Named after the Israelite Phineas, grandson of Aaron (Numbers 25:7), who, according to the Old Testament, was rewarded by God for killing an interfaith couple.

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