papish
UK/ˈpeɪpɪʃ/
papish adjective: roman Catholic.
Adjective
papish (comparative more papish, superlative most papish)
Noun
papish (plural papishes)
- A Roman Catholic.
- ‘But how can he have any right to make us papishes?’ says the landlord.1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society, published 1973, page 442
- 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.1979, Dervla Murphy, Wheels Within Wheels, page 31
papish meaning in Bengali
papish in Bengali
- রোমান ক্যাথলিক, একজন রোমান ক্যাথলিক
Synonyms of papish
Forms of papish
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more papish |
| superlative | most papish |
| Noun | |
| plural | papishes |
Origin of papish
From alteration of papist.
Words formed from papish
Words that rhyme with papish
Questions about papish
- What does papish mean?
- Papish means roman Catholic.
- What is papish in Bengali?
- Papish in Bengali is রোমান ক্যাথলিক, একজন রোমান ক্যাথলিক. See Papish meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is papish?
- Papish can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce papish?
- Papish is pronounced /ˈpeɪpɪʃ/ (UK).
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Adapted from Wiktionary: papish (page history and authors); papish (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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