popish
Of the pontiff
Popish is a disparaging term for Roman Catholic, suggesting excessive allegiance to the Pope or Catholic doctrine.
The word carries historical weight from periods of Protestant-Catholic conflict: popish plots, popish superstition.
It remains offensive to Catholics and sounds deliberately provocative in modern use.
Supreme Catholic leader
- VaticanPapal city-state
- bishopDiocesan clergy head
- cardinalOf foremost importance
- priestOne who performs sacraments
nuncio · curia · conclave · Holy See · infallibility · encyclical · apostolic · tiara
Quantity of matter
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- sacramentsSacred Christian rites
- incenseAnger greatly, or aromatic resin
- vestmentsCeremonial religious attire
rosary · altar · procession · genuflection · candles · chalice · paten · tabernacle
Derogatory term for Catholicism
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- sectarianismPrejudiced loyalty to subgroups
- slurInsulting group label
pejorative · Protestant · reformation · puritan · nonconformist · dissenter · recusant · Jesuit
Unchallengeable official beliefs
- creedStatement of belief
- catechismReligious teaching guide
- orthodoxyAdherence to accepted beliefs
- canonAccepted authoritative works
tenet · purgatory · intercession · saints · relics · indulgences · veneration · absolution
pontiff
Supreme Catholic leader
priest · nuncio · curia · conclave · Holy See · infallibility · encyclical · apostolic · tiara · mitre
mass
Quantity of matter
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- sacramentsSacred Christian rites
- incenseAnger greatly, or aromatic resin
vestments · rosary · altar · procession · genuflection · candles · chalice · paten · tabernacle · sanctuary
papistry
Derogatory term for Catholicism
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- sectarianismPrejudiced loyalty to subgroups
slur · pejorative · Protestant · reformation · puritan · nonconformist · dissenter · recusant · Jesuit · inquisition
dogma
Unchallengeable official beliefs
canon · tenet · purgatory · intercession · saints · relics · indulgences · veneration · absolution · mortal sin
popishProtestant
Post-schism Western Christian
Puritan · evangelical · Lutheran · Calvinist · Anglican
popishcongregationalist
Supporter of autonomous parishes
non-hierarchical · decentralized · free church · independent · anti-clerical