popery
popery is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
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- 1.The religion of the Roman Catholic Church, comprehending doctrines and practices; -- generally used in an opprobrious sense. POPE'S HEAD Pope's head. A long-handled brush for dusting ceilings, etc., also for washing windows. [Cant]
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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