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popish
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Princeton's WordNet
Roman, R.C., Romanist, romish, Roman Catholic, popish, papist, papistic, papisticaladjective
of or relating to or supporting Romanism
"the Roman Catholic Church"
Wiktionary
popishadjective
of or pertaining to Roman Catholicism
popishadjective
acting in a manner of, or holding beliefs similar to, the pope.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Popishadjective
Taught by the pope; relating to popery; peculiar to popery.
Etymology: from pope.
In this sense as they affirm, so we deny, that whatsoever is popish we ought to abrogate. Richard Hooker.
I know thou art religious,
With twenty popish tricks and ceremonies. William Shakespeare.
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popish
"Popish" is a usually derogatory term primarily used in historical contexts, referring to things relating to the Roman Catholic Church. It was particularly used by Protestants during times of religious strife to describe beliefs, practices, rituals or individuals associated with Catholicism. The term is derived from "Pope", the leader of the Catholic Church.
Webster Dictionary
Popishadjective
of or pertaining to the pope; taught or ordained by the pope; hence, of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church; -- often used opprobriously
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
POPISH
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Popish is ranked #80131 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Popish surname appeared 237 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Popish.
98.3% or 233 total occurrences were White.
Anagrams for popish »
hippos
shippo
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of popish in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of popish in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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- אַפִּיפיוֹרִיHebrew
- papistaPortuguese
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