popery

/ˈpoʊpəri/
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Other forms: poperies

Definitions of popery
  1. noun
    offensive terms for the practices and rituals of the Roman Catholic Church
    synonyms: papism
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    type of:
    pattern, practice
    a customary way of operation or behavior
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