Roman Catholic beliefs and practices; Roman Catholicism
a hostile term
Word origin
see papist & -ery
papistry in American English
(ˈpeipəstri)
noun
derogatory
the Roman Catholic Church
Word origin
[1540–50; papist + -ry]This word is first recorded in the period 1540–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: flare, gondola, mandate, monitor, platform-ry is a suffix of nouns denoting occupation, business, calling or condition, place orestablishment, goods or products, things collectively, qualities, actions, etc. Otherwords that use the affix -ry include: avowry, blazonry, casuistry, press-agentry, scullery