papish

English

Etymology

From alteration of papist, popish.

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈpeɪpɪʃ/

Adjective

papish (comparative more papish, superlative most papish)

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

Noun

papish (plural papishes)

  1. (now Scotland, Ireland, chiefly pejorative) 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.

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