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单词 popery
释义

popery

[ poh-puh-ree ]
/ ˈpoʊ pə ri /
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noun Disparaging.

the Roman Catholic Church, especially its doctrines, ceremonies, and system of government.

Origin of popery

First recorded in 1525–35; pope + -ery

historical usage of popery

See papist.

OTHER WORDS FROM popery

an·ti·pop·er·y, noun

Words nearby popery

Pope, Alexander, popedom, popeline, Popemobile, popera, popery, pope's eye, pope's nose, popette, Popeye, popeyed
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Example sentences from the Web for popery

  • He did not even say that those who upheld what he calls 'tenets of Popery' were to be silenced.

    Oliver Cromwell|Samuel Rawson Gardiner

British Dictionary definitions for popery

popery
/ (ˈpəʊpərɪ) /

noun

a derogatory name for Roman Catholicism
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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