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Apish vs Papish - What's the difference?

apish | papish |

As adjectives the difference between apish and papish

is that apish is resembling or characteristic of an ape while papish is roman Catholic.

As a noun papish is

a Roman Catholic.

apish

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Resembling or characteristic of an ape.

    • Synonyms

    * * * simian

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    papish

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Roman Catholic.

    • Noun

    (papishes)
  • A Roman Catholic.
  • *1749 , Henry Fielding, Tom Jones , Folio Society 1973, p. 442:
  • *:‘But how can he have any right to make us papishes ?’ says the landlord.

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