papistry
[ pey-puh-stree ]
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nounDisparaging.
the Roman Catholic Church.
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How to use papistry in a sentence
Some said, "Others sned the branches of the papistry, but he strikes at the root, to destroy the whole."
Above all others, it was most offensive that the Queen was accused as if she would raise up Papists and papistry again.
As for me, I have been hauled before the courts on a charge of papistry.
London | Walter Besantpapistry and a loyal love for the Old Faith seemed to be as strong in her candid eyes as it was implicit in her name.
The Fifth Queen | Ford Madox FordHe made it plain that he was engaged in a war against papistry, and he asked George White-field, then in America, for a motto.
American Sketches | Charles Whibley
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