papistry

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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

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

In 1638 the National Covenant against "papistry" was signed by all classes in Scotland.

From Memoirs of a Cavalier A Military Journal of the Wars in Germany, and the Wars in England. From the Year 1632 to the Year 1648. by Defoe, Daniel

The reign of George the First, was a continual effort of the constitutional spirit against the remnants of papistry and tyranny, which still adhered to the government of England.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 61, No. 376, February, 1847 by Various

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