papish

adj

1. (Ireland, Scotland, derogatory)Roman Catholic.

noun

1. (Ireland, Scotland, derogatory)A Roman Catholic.

   “‘But how can he have any right to make us papishes?’ says the landlord.”

   “King William on a white horse crossing the Boyne is still their beau ideal and to shout 'To Hell With the Pope' and to stone the 'bloody papishes' is still the chief duty of a 'loyal' Belfast citizen.”