popish
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 6
/ˈpəʊpɪʃ/
(UK)
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/ˈpəʊpɪʃ/ (UK) · /ˈpoʊpɪʃ/ (US)
Definition of popish
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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(derogatory)of or pertaining to Roman Catholicism
“I do, therefore, much blame the petulcity of whatsoever author, that should dare to impute a Popish affection to him […]”
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adj
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(derogatory)of or pertaining to Roman Catholicism
“I do, therefore, much blame the petulcity of whatsoever author, that should dare to impute a Popish affection to him […]”
- (derogatory)acting like, or holding beliefs similar to, the pope.
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(alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of popish.
“It was an old chapel, known to his father and his father's father. The unfrescoed walls still showed faintly the outlines of Popish statuary that had stood against them long ago, and the smoke of many candles had darkened the rafters to match the color of the lowering sky outdoors.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From pope + -ish.
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