anti-papal
adjective
(antipapal)uk/ˌæn.tiˈpeɪ.pəl/us/ˌæn.t̬iˈpeɪ.pəl//ˌæn.taɪˈpeɪ.pəl/opposedto thePope(= theleaderof theRomanCatholicChurch)and to thebeliefsandactivitiesof theRomanCatholicChurch:
During thereignof Elizabeth I there was astronganti-papalstance.
They werefiercelyantipapal.
- The Kinginsistedthat hisclergymake an anti-papaldeclaration.
- Sympathetic to thereformcause, Holbeinillustratedantipapalpamphletsandprovidedthetitlepageof the firstEnglishBible.
- Thewriterwascriticalof thechurchhierarchyandoccasionallyexpressedantipapalsentiments.
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- sisterhood
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