"Popish" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more Popish [comparative], most Popish [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} Popish (comparative more Popish, superlative most Popish)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of popish Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: popish
    Sense id: en-Popish-en-adj-EV-EN2ea Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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