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pop·ish
(pō′pĭsh)adj. Offensive
Of or relating to the popes or the Roman Catholic Church.
pop′ish·ly adv.
pop′ish·ness n.
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popish
(ˈpəʊpɪʃ)adj
(Roman Catholic Church) derogatory belonging to or characteristic of Roman Catholicism
ˈpopishly adv
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pop•ish
(ˈpoʊ pɪʃ)adj.
usage: This term is used by Protestants to show contempt for Roman Catholic practices and tenets.
—adj. Disparaging. of or resembling the Roman Catholic Church.
[1520–30]
pop′ish•ly, adv.
pop′ish•ness, n.
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
popish
adj (pej) → papistisch
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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[ˈpəʊpɪʃ] adj (pej) → papistico/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995