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popism

popism noun: support for the Pope.

Noun (1)

popism (uncountable)

  1. (uncommon) Support for the Pope.
    Synonyms:
    popery, popishness

Noun (2)

popism (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of poptimism.
    • And just as Rockism could be negated, so too could a Popism made of insipid disco pop, easy-listening reggae and increasingly daft glam rock.2017, Ben Highmore, Cultural Feelings: Mood, Mediation and Cultural Politics, page 122
    Synonyms:
    poptimism

Noun (3) capitalized: Popism

Popism (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory, uncommon) Alternative letter-case form of popism (“support for the Pope”).

Synonyms of popism

Origin of popism

From pope + -ism.

From pop + -ism.

Questions about popism

What does popism mean?
Popism means support for the Pope.
What part of speech is popism?
Popism is a noun.

Words near popism in the dictionary

  1. popinjay
  2. popinjays
  3. popish
  4. popishly
  5. popishness
  6. popism
  7. popist
  8. popists
  9. Popiv Yar
  10. popjoying
  11. Popkin

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