papistry

  • 11papistry — pa•pist•ry [[t]ˈpeɪ pə stri[/t]] n. usage: This term is used by Protestants to show contempt for Roman Catholic practices and tenets. sts off disp. Roman Catholicism • Etymology: 1540–50 pa•pis•ti•calpeɪˈpɪs tɪ kəl, pə pa•pis′tic,adj …

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  • 12papistry — /ˈpeɪpəstri/ (say paypuhstree) noun (usually derogatory) the systems, doctrines, or practices of papists …

  • 13papistry — ˈpāpə̇strē, tri noun ( es) Etymology: papist + ry : roman catholicism usually used disparagingly …

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  • 14Elizabeth I of England — Infobox British Royalty|majesty name = Elizabeth I title = Queen of England and Ireland caption = Elizabeth I , Darnley Portrait , c. 1575 reign = 17 November 1558 – 24 March 1603 coronation = 15 January 1559 predecessor = Mary I successor =… …

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  • 15John Stow — (c. 1525 ndash;6 April 1605), was an English historian and antiquarian.The son of Thomas Stow, a tallow chandler, he was born about 1525 in London, in the parish of St Michael, Cornhill. His father s whole rent for his house and garden was only… …

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  • 16Papist — is a term, usually disparaging or an anti Catholic slur, referring to a member of the Catholic Church. It was coined during the English Reformation to indicate that a Christian s loyalties were to the Pope, rather than to the anti papal Church of …

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  • 17William Tennant — (May 18, 1784 February 14, 1848), Scottish scholar and poet, was born at Anstruther, Fife.He was lame from childhood. His father sent him to the University of St Andrews, where he remained for two years, and on his return he became clerk to one… …

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  • 18Vestments controversy — The vestments controversy arose in the English Reformation, ostensibly concerning vestments, but more fundamentally concerned with English Protestant identity, doctrine, and various church practices. First initiated by John Hooper s rejection of… …

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  • 19Robert Ferrar — Anglicanism portal Robert Ferrar (born in King Henry VII s reign 30 March 1555) was a Bishop of St David s in Wales. He was prior of Nostell Priory, embraced the English Reformation, and was made Bishop of St. David s by Edward VI …

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  • 20Francis Trigge Chained Library — is a library in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England which was founded in 1598.In 1598 Francis Trigge, Rector of Welbourne in Lincolnshire, arranged for a library to be set up in the room over the South Porch of St. Wulfram s Church, Grantham for the… …

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