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popish

adj

/ˈpəʊpɪʃ/UK/ˈpoʊpɪʃ/US

Etymology

From pope + -ish.

derived from πάπας
derived from παπᾶς
derived from papa
inherited from pāpa
inherited from pope
suffixed as popish — “pope + ish”

Definitions

1
of or pertaining to Roman Catholicism
- I do, therefore, much blame the petulcity of whatsoever author, that should dare to impute a Popish affection to him […]
acting like, or holding beliefs similar to, the pope.
Alternative letter-case form of popish.

The neighborhood

synonymRoman Catholic § Synonyms
neighborpope
neighborpopess
neighborOrangey
neighborProd
neighborProddy

Derived

popishly, popishness, semipopish

Vish — recursive loop

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