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POPERY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does popery mean?
• POPERY (noun)
The noun POPERY has 1 sense:
1. offensive terms for the practices and rituals of the Roman Catholic Church
Familiarity information: POPERY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Offensive terms for the practices and rituals of the Roman Catholic Church
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
papism; popery
Hypernyms ("popery" is a kind of...):
pattern; practice (a customary way of operation or behavior)
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