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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

popery

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables
pop-ery
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The teachings, practices and accoutrements of the Roman Catholic Church.

Countable; Derogatory; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English pope Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English popery From pope + -ery.

Usage

Inflected Forms

poperies (plural)

Derived Forms

antipopery

Synonyms

Roman Catholicism § Synonyms papism

Questions

What does popery mean?
The teachings, practices and accoutrements of the Roman Catholic Church.
Where does popery come from?
Etymology tree English pope Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English popery From pope + -ery.

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