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noun
The teachings, practices and accoutrements of the Roman Catholic Church.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, derogatory, uncountable, usually
Topics: Christianity
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
offensive terms for the practices and rituals of the Roman Catholic Church
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: papism
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: practice, pattern
History
Etymology tree English pope Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English popery From pope + -ery.
Across languages
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