popery

[ poh-puh-ree ]
/ ˈpoʊ pə ri /

noun Disparaging.

the Roman Catholic Church, especially its doctrines, ceremonies, and system of government.

Origin of popery

First recorded in 1525–35; pope + -ery

usage note for popery

See papist.

OTHER WORDS FROM popery

an·ti·pop·er·y, noun

Example sentences from the Web for popery

  • He did not even say that those who upheld what he calls 'tenets of Popery' were to be silenced.

    Oliver Cromwell |Samuel Rawson Gardiner

British Dictionary definitions for popery

popery
/ (ˈpəʊpərɪ) /

noun

a derogatory name for Roman Catholicism