papish

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English

Etymology

From alteration of papist.

Pronunciation

Adjective

papish (comparative more papish, superlative most papish)

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

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Noun

papish (plural papishes)

  1. (now Scotland, Ireland, chiefly derogatory) A Roman Catholic.
    • 1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society, published 1973, page 442:
      ‘But how can he have any right to make us papishes?’ says the landlord.
    • 1979, Dervla Murphy, Wheels Within Wheels, page 31:
      King William on a white horse crossing the Boyne is still their beau ideal and to shout 'To Hell With the Pope' and to stone the 'bloody papishes' is still the chief duty of a 'loyal' Belfast citizen.

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