Phineas Priesthood

Meaning

Proper Noun

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

Origin

• 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.