The beliefs and practices of the Catholic Church based in Rome.
Offensive terms for the practices and rituals of the Roman Catholic Church.
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Examples for "popery"
Examples for "popery"
1The downfall of popery in these lands would then have been inevitable.
2Secondly, he alleged popery had been encouraged and the ecclesiastical jurisdiction enlarged.
3He allegedly warned his people to beware of a relapse into popery.
4They denounced the bill as establishing popery, while it merely permitted protestantism.
5To this coincidence alone were they indebted for their deliverance from popery.
1This prompted a reaction against Papism and more statutes restricting them.