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Definition of
popery noun
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
popery
noun
/ˈpəʊpəri/
/ˈpəʊpəri/
[uncountable]
(taboo, offensive)
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an offensive way of referring to Roman Catholicism
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