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papistry
[ pey-puh-stree ]
/ ˈpeɪ pə stri /
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noun Disparaging.
the Roman Catholic Church.
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historical usage of papistry
See papist.
Words nearby papistry
papillote, Papinian, papism, papist, papistical, papistry, papoose, papoose-root, papovavirus, Papp, pappadam
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