papish

adj
/ˈpeɪpɪʃ/UK

Etymology

From alteration of papist.

Definitions

  1. Roman Catholic.

  2. A Roman Catholic.

    • ‘But how can he have any right to make us papishes?’ says the landlord.
    • King William on a white horse crossing the Boyne is still their beau ideal and to shout 'To Hell With the Pope' and to stone the 'bloody papishes' is still the chief duty of a 'loyal' Belfast citizen.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA