How do you use Popish in a sentence? See 6 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like roman or catholicism, plus the exact meaning.
Popish in a sentence
Popish meaning
- of or pertaining to Roman Catholicism
- acting like, or holding beliefs similar to, the pope.
Synonyms of Popish
Using Popish
- The main meaning on this page is: of or pertaining to Roman Catholicism | acting like, or holding beliefs similar to, the pope.
- Useful related words include: roman, catholicism, papistical, papistic.
Context around Popish
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Popish
- In this selection, "popish" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, restraining, deemed, plot, tricks and recusants stand out and add context to how "popish" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include books deemed popish and superstitious and castigated as popish pomp and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "popish" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with popish
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A detailed account of the Popish Plot and Pepys' involvement in it, 1679–1680. (14 words)
This resulted in the dispersal and destruction of many books deemed 'popish' and 'superstitious'. (14 words)
The Puritans objected to ornaments and ritual in the churches as idolatrous (vestments, surplices, organs, genuflection), which they castigated as " popish pomp and rags". (24 words)
O Lord our God arise, Scatter her enemies, And make them fall: Confound their politics, Frustrate their knavish used to be popish tricks, On Thee our hopes we fix: God save us all. (33 words)
The first statute to address sectarian dissent from England's official religion was enacted in 1593 under Elizabeth I and specifically targeted Catholics, under the title "An Act for restraining Popish recusants". (32 words)
The Monument was built to commemorate the fire: for over a century and a half it bore an inscription attributing the conflagration to a "popish frenzy". (26 words)
Example sentences (6)
A detailed account of the Popish Plot and Pepys' involvement in it, 1679–1680.
O Lord our God arise, Scatter her enemies, And make them fall: Confound their politics, Frustrate their knavish used to be popish tricks, On Thee our hopes we fix: God save us all.
The first statute to address sectarian dissent from England's official religion was enacted in 1593 under Elizabeth I and specifically targeted Catholics, under the title "An Act for restraining Popish recusants".
The Monument was built to commemorate the fire: for over a century and a half it bore an inscription attributing the conflagration to a "popish frenzy".
The Puritans objected to ornaments and ritual in the churches as idolatrous (vestments, surplices, organs, genuflection), which they castigated as " popish pomp and rags".
This resulted in the dispersal and destruction of many books deemed 'popish' and 'superstitious'.