papistry
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of papistry
Example Sentences
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Some said, "Others lopped off the branches of the papistry, but he strikes at the root to destroy the whole."
From John Knox by Taylor, William M. (William Mackergo)
He made it plain that he was engaged in a war against papistry, and he asked George White-field, then in America, for a motto.
From American Sketches 1908 by Whibley, Charles
The reign of George the First, was a continual effort of the constitutional spirit against the remnants of papistry and tyranny, which still adhered to the government of England.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 61, No. 376, February, 1847 by Various
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
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