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Meanings of popery in English

Offensive terms for the practices and rituals of the Roman Catholic Church.

Usage of popery in English
1
The downfall of popery in these lands would then have been inevitable.
The History of the Thirty Years' War
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Secondly, he alleged popery had been encouraged and the ecclesiastical jurisdiction enlarged.
Our Legal Heritage : 600-1776 King Aethelbert - King George III
3
He allegedly warned his people to beware of a relapse into popery.
Our Legal Heritage : 600-1776 King Aethelbert - King George III
4
They denounced the bill as establishing popery, while it merely permitted protestantism.
The Political History of England - Vol. X. / The History of Engl...
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To this coincidence alone were they indebted for their deliverance from popery.
The History of the Thirty Years' War
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These their endeavors to seduce to popery were very exercising to me.
France and England in North America, Part VII, Vol 1: A Half-Cen...
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The king's answer is not that of a man inclined to popery.
Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2
8
They are at best a reformation of popery, and only reformations in part.
The United States in the Light of Prophecy / Or, an Exposition o...
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For one thing, they are Episcopalians, just one step from popery.
Ghost Story
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These ordinances were practically a signal for the death of popery.
The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa
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All ceremonies with a vestige of popery about them were forbidden.
The Age of the Reformation
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Unfortunately, their hatred to popery was not confined to such demonstrations.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 17: 1570-72
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You are frightened by what is no longer dangerous, like Presbyterians by popery.'
The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson, LL.D.
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Why, we, have a bundle of popery on the horse behind!
Come Rack! Come Rope!
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Don't quote your popish authorities to me; I want none of your popery!
Beacon Lights of History, Volume 07: Great Women
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In fact, several circumstances combined to make the Austrian princes zealous supporters of popery.
The History of the Thirty Years' War
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