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Noun: popery  pow-pu-ree
  1. Offensive term for the practices and rituals of the Roman Catholic Church
    - papism, papistry

Sounds like: potpourri

Derived forms: poperies

Type of: pattern, practice

Encyclopedia: Popery

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