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Explore Popery through 4 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like practice or pattern. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Popery meaning

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

Synonyms of Popery

papism practice pattern

Related words

Other words often associated with Popery or its synonyms:

activity model ornamentation use implementation figure exercise preparation catholicism shape normal design

Using Popery

  • The main meaning on this page is: The teachings, practices and accoutrements of the Roman Catholic Church.
  • Useful related words include: papism, practice, pattern.
  • In the example corpus, popery often appears in combinations such as: of popery, popery and.

Context around Popery

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Popery

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

banned for popery and did 1× hostile to popery 1× introduction of popery into every 1× night of popery and fight 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

fox however did 1× here at last 1× the first draft 1× thompson n wellington 1×

Common sentence endings:

god on earth 1× hostile to popery 1× passages were cut 1×

Words around Popery

Just before it in the word index:

popenoe 2 popemobile 6 popelka 2 popek 2 popejoy 3 popeil 7

Just after it in the word index:

popes 169 popescu 11 popeye 39 popeyes 46 popgun 2 popham 12

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Popery

  • In this selection, "popery" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include banned for popery and did and hostile to popery. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "popery" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with popery

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Fox, however, did not perceive this, brought up as he was in a wholly Protestant environment hostile to "Popery". (19 words)

The first draft of his play Sejanus was banned for " popery ", and did not re-appear until some offending passages were cut. (22 words)

Here at last was a hope to break out of what they saw as the dark night of Popery and fight for the establishment of the kingdom of God on Earth. (31 words)

Longer example sentences

Thompson, N. Wellington after Waterloo, pg 95. The Earl of Winchilsea accused the Duke of "an insidious design for the infringement of our liberties and the introduction of Popery into every department of the State". (35 words)

Here at last was a hope to break out of what they saw as the dark night of Popery and fight for the establishment of the kingdom of God on Earth. (31 words)

The first draft of his play Sejanus was banned for " popery ", and did not re-appear until some offending passages were cut. (22 words)

Example sentences (4)

Here at last was a hope to break out of what they saw as the dark night of Popery and fight for the establishment of the kingdom of God on Earth.

Fox, however, did not perceive this, brought up as he was in a wholly Protestant environment hostile to "Popery".

The first draft of his play Sejanus was banned for " popery ", and did not re-appear until some offending passages were cut.

Thompson, N. Wellington after Waterloo, pg 95. The Earl of Winchilsea accused the Duke of "an insidious design for the infringement of our liberties and the introduction of Popery into every department of the State".

Common combinations with popery

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "popery" in a sentence?
An example: "Here at last was a hope to break out of what they saw as the dark night of Popery and fight for the establishment of the kingdom of God on Earth." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "popery" from authentic English texts.
What does "popery" mean?
Popery means: The teachings, practices and accoutrements of the Roman Catholic Church.
What are synonyms of "popery"?
Common synonyms of "popery" include: papism, practice, pattern.
How many example sentences with "popery" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "popery", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.