† mass-mongingn.adj.
depreciative. Obsolete.
A. n.
The practice of trafficking in masses; gen. Roman Catholicism.
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society > faith > sect > Christianity > Roman Catholicism > [noun]
RomeeOE
Babylon1530
popishness1531
popery?1536
popistry?1542
papistry1543
mass-monging1552
antichristianity1555
antichristianism1588
Babel1599
papacy1599
Romanism1603
poping1608
Babylonism1610
Catholicism1613
Romanality1637
catholicship1653
Romishness1653
Roman Catholicism1662
Roman Catholicity1806
catholicity1830
popism1841
old religion1934
1552 H. Latimer Serm. 23rd Sunday Trinity (1584) 209 An other denying of Christ is this Massemongyng.
1612 W. Sclater Ministers Portion 8 Things giuen to superstitious vses, suppose to maintain masmonging.
B. adj.
That traffics in masses; gen. Roman Catholic.
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society > faith > sect > Christianity > Roman Catholicism > [adjective]
RomanisheOE
Laterana1400
Romana1500
papistical1527
popish1528
antichristian1532
pontifical1533
Babylonical1535
papish1538
Romish1538
papistic1545
west1549
catholic1554
catholic1554
mass-monging1556
western1562
Latin1564
Babylonian1567
Babylonish1570
Romish Catholic?1570
Romanist1572
Roman Catholic1587
papala1593
pseudo-catholical1601
Babylonic1602
pseudo-Catholic1605
Romist1605
Romified1609
Babelish1610
papizing1612
pontifician1612
pontificial1614
Romulean1615
papized1639
Romanistical1646
Romanical1664
papagan1679
popish-like1689
Anglo-Roman1766
papicolar1811
Romanistic1829
pre-Reformation1855
papalistic1861
papalized1879
1556 J. Olde tr. R. Gwalther Antichrist f. 144 Lecherous polleshorne masse monging priestes.
1607 R. C. tr. H. Estienne World of Wonders 204 Another Masse-monging gentleman of Lorraine.
1640 W. Vaughan Church Militant 258 I might then hope some would relent and turne To our New-man..Not heeding Dreames and Superstitious Mists, Which spred abroad by false Masse-monging Priests.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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