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popery|ˈpəʊpərɪ|
Also 6 papry, popyrie, 7 poprie.
[f. pope n.1 + -ery.]
1. The doctrines, practices, and ceremonial associated with the pope as head of the Roman Catholic Church; the papal ecclesiastical system; the Roman Catholic religion, or adherence to it. (A hostile term.)
a1534Tindale Exp. Math. v–vii. (a 1550) 64 To beleue the faininges of oure mooste holy father, al his superstityouse poperye and inuisible blessynges. c1540Pilgr. T. 277 in Thynne's Animadv., etc. (1865) App. i. 85 Nothing but papry sprong owt of Antichrist, full of foxry. 1550Cranmer Wks. (Parker Soc.) I. 6 But what availeth it to take away beads, pardons, pilgrimages, and such other like popery, so long as two chief roots remain unpulled up? 1594Hooker Eccl. Pol. iv. iv. §1 The name of Popery is more odious than very Paganisme amongst diuers of the more simple sort. 1638Hamilton Papers (Camden) I. 32 All discipline and seramonies..to haue beine estimed and damned as poyntes of poprie. 1686Evelyn Diary 5 May, All engines being now at work to bring in Popery. 1689Declar. Right Will. & Mary c. 2 His highness the Prince of Orange (whom it hath pleased Almighty God to make the glorious Instrument of delivering this Kingdom from Popery and arbitrary Power). 17..Orange Toast in Sir J. Barrington Recoll. (1827) Aldermen of Skinners' Alley, The glorious, pious, and immortal memory of the great and good King William—not forgetting Oliver Cromwell who assisted in redeeming us from Popery, Slavery, Arbitrary Power, Brass Money, and Wooden Shoes. 1779–81Johnson L.P., Garth Wks. III. 26 It is observed by Lowth, that..there is less distance than is thought between scepticism and popery: and that a mind wearied with perpetual doubt, willingly seeks repose in..an infallible church. 1840Carlyle Heroes iv. (1872) 126 The cry of ‘No Popery’ is foolish enough in these days.
2. fig. Assumption, or acceptance, of authority like that of the pope.
1721Amherst Terræ Fil. No. 21 (1754) 106, I would therefore humbly propose a reformation of learning from the philosophical popery, which prevails at present in our universities. 1735Berkeley Def. Free-think. in Math. §16 It is even introducing a kind of philosophic popery among a free people.
Hence ˌpoperyˈphobia, dread or horror of popery.
1826[H. Best] Four Years France 18 My mother was perfectly free from popery-phobia. 1895W. Mason in Church Times 2 Aug. 108/3 The old Poperyphobia which one had hoped had been long ago dead and buried. |