papistry

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He made it plain that he was engaged in a war against papistry, and he asked George White-field, then in America, for a motto.

From American Sketches 1908 by Whibley, Charles

At the early period of the Reformation, Dr. Smith of Oxford abjured papistry, with the hope of retaining his professorship, but it was given to Peter Martyr.

From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 by Disraeli, Isaac

I went out to see the burning at Paul's, and though I knew it was proper that the old papistry should go, yet I was uneasy at the way it was done.

From By What Authority? by Benson, Robert Hugh

The suspicion of papistry followed him; and orders were given for his arrest.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" by Various

Some said, "Others lopped off the branches of the papistry, but he strikes at the root to destroy the whole."

From John Knox by Taylor, William M. (William Mackergo)