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Definition of Papish
1. Adjective. (context: now Scotland Ireland chiefly pejorative) Roman Catholic. ¹
2. Noun. (context: now Scotland Ireland chiefly pejorative) A Roman Catholic. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Papish
1. a papist [n -ES] - See also: papist
Lexicographical Neighbors of Papish
Literary usage of Papish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Wills & Administrations from the Knaresborough Court Rolls by Knaresborough (Honor) (1905)
"To my sonnes eldest daughter, Elizabeth Yeoman, dli., to be payd to her when she
coins to the age of 21 years, if she be living and be not a papish or ..."
2. Wills & Administrations from the Knaresborough Court Rolls by Knaresborough (Honor), Francis Collins (1905)
"To my sonnes eldest daughter, Elizabeth Yeoman, dli., to be payd to her when she
coms to the age of 21 years, if she be living and be not a papish or ..."
3. The History of Bandon, and the Principal Towns in the West Riding of County by George Bennett (1869)
"Be dad, Johnny, up to see dc live papish dat's cum to live near the ... A live
papish ?" chimed in another old neighbour, with wonder spreading in his eyes. ..."
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