What does "popery" mean?

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

Popery

Common synonyms include: catholic ritualism, catholicism, liturgical practice, papalism, papism, roman catholic church.

noun

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Noun

1
The teachings, practices and accoutrements of the Roman Catholic Church. countable, derogatory, uncountable, usually
""And so plan another escape, through some of the cursed passages with which this relic of popery abounds?""
2
offensive terms for the practices and rituals of the Roman Catholic Church wordnet

""And so plan another escape, through some of the cursed passages with which this relic of popery abounds?""

From pope + -ery.