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popish
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pop·ish  (ppsh)
adj. Offensive
Of or relating to the popes or the Roman Catholic Church.

popish·ly adv.
popish·ness n.

popish [ˈpəʊpɪʃ]
adj
(Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) Derogatory belonging to or characteristic of Roman Catholicism
popishly  adv
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Adj.1.popish - of or relating to or supporting Romanism; "the Roman Catholic Church"
Translations
popish [ˈpəʊpɪʃ] ADJ (pej) → papista
popish
adj (pej)papistisch
popish [ˈpəʊpɪʃ] adj (pej) → papistico/a


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The Mayor and his Assembly, from behind the facade of the Pentice, must have watched the plays much as they always did, but especially alert for examples of religious expression that in an earlier age might have proved the town's piety but today could be seen to betray a shameful Popishness.
 
 
 
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