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popish

English

Etymology

pope +? -ish

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?p??p??/
  • (US) enPR: p??p?sh, IPA(key): /?po?p??/

Adjective

popish

  1. (derogatory, used by early Protestants) of or pertaining to Roman Catholicism
    • 1629, Joseph Hall, The Reconciler
      I do, therefore, much blame the petulcity of whatsoever author, that should dare to impute a Popish affection to him […]
  2. (derogatory) acting like, or holding beliefs similar to, the pope.

Synonyms

  • Catholic (neutral)
  • papal (neutral)
  • papist (derogatory)
  • Roman Catholic (neutral)
  • Romish (derogatory)

Derived terms

  • popishly
  • popishness

Related terms

  • pope
  • popess

See also

  • Orangey
  • Prod, Proddy

Anagrams

  • HiPPOs, hippos, shippo

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papish

English

Etymology

From alteration of papist, popish.

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /?pe?p??/

Adjective

papish (comparative more papish, superlative most papish)

  1. (now Scotland, Ireland, chiefly derogatory) Roman Catholic.

Noun

papish (plural papishes)

  1. (now Scotland, Ireland, chiefly derogatory) A Roman Catholic.
    • 1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society 1973, p. 442:
      ‘But how can he have any right to make us papishes?’ says the landlord.

Anagrams

  • happis

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