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popish

[poh-pish]

adjective Usually Disparaging.

of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Roman Catholic Church.

Origin:
1520–30; pope + -ish¹

Related forms

pop·ish·ly, adverb

pop·ish·ness, noun

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popish (ˈpəʊpɪʃ)

—*adj*
	derogatory belonging to or characteristic of Roman Catholicism

'popishly

—*adv*

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