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popish

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As an adjective, popish means of or pertaining to Roman Catholicism.

Meanings of popish

3 meanings

adjective

  1. derogatoryused by early protestantsOf or pertaining to Roman Catholicism

  2. derogatoryActing like, or holding beliefs similar to, the pope.

  3. Of or relating to or supporting Romanism

    “the Roman Catholic Church”

    Similar: Roman, R.C., Romanist, romish, Roman Catholic, papist

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Synonyms by meaning

All synonyms for popish →
adjective: of or relating to or supporting Romanism
RomanR.C.RomanistromishRoman Catholicpapistpapisticpapistical

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