papistry
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of papistry
Example Sentences
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I went out to see the burning at Paul's, and though I knew it was proper that the old papistry should go, yet I was uneasy at the way it was done.
From By What Authority? by Benson, Robert Hugh
At the early period of the Reformation, Dr. Smith of Oxford abjured papistry, with the hope of retaining his professorship, but it was given to Peter Martyr.
From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 by Disraeli, Isaac
In 1638 the National Covenant against "papistry" was signed by all classes in Scotland.
From Memoirs of a Cavalier A Military Journal of the Wars in Germany, and the Wars in England. From the Year 1632 to the Year 1648. by Defoe, Daniel
Wessel is the author of a curious piece of writing on divine worship at Stralsund at the period of papistry.
From Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster by Sastrow, Bartholomew
The suspicion of papistry followed him; and orders were given for his arrest.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" by Various
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