Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

papish

/ˈpeɪpɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pa-pish
IPA: /ˈpeɪpɪʃ/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Roman Catholic.

Derogatory

noun

A Roman Catholic.

Derogatory

Example Sentences

"‘But how can he have any right to make us papishes?’ says the landlord."
"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."

Etymology

From alteration of papist.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈpeɪpɪʃ/
British English: /ˈpeɪpɪʃ/

Usage

Derogatory

Inflected Forms

more papish (comparative) most papish (superlative) papishes (plural)

Derived Forms

papisher papishly

Synonyms

popish Romish

Rhymes With

apish

Questions

How do you pronounce papish?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpeɪpɪʃ/.
What does papish mean?: Roman Catholic.
Where does papish come from?: From alteration of papist.

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