"Romish" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more Romish [comparative], most Romish [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English *Romish, from Old English Rēmisċ, from Proto-West Germanic *rūmisk, equivalent to Rome + -ish. Compare Dutch Roomsch, Rooms (“Roman”), German Römisch (“Roman”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*Romish}} Middle English *Romish, {{der|en|ang|Rēmisċ}} Old English Rēmisċ, {{der|en|gmw-pro|*rūmisk}} Proto-West Germanic *rūmisk, {{suffix|en|Rome|ish}} Rome + -ish, {{cog|nl|Roomsch}} Dutch Roomsch, {{cog|de|Römisch||Roman}} German Römisch (“Roman”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} Romish (comparative more Romish, superlative most Romish)
  1. Belonging or relating to Rome.
    Sense id: en-Romish-en-adj-FZ~HmXYl
  2. (religion, derogatory, archaic) Of, like, pertaining to, or supporting Romanism or the Roman Catholic Church. Tags: archaic, derogatory Synonyms: papish, popish
    Sense id: en-Romish-en-adj-BsZqQvOI Categories (other): Religion, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Roman Catholicism Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ish: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96 Disambiguation of Roman Catholicism: 4 96 Topics: lifestyle, religion
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Romishly, Romish Methodists, Romishness
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        {
          "text": "the friars of the Romish church"
        }
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    ],
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    },
    {
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