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1678–1681 English anti-Catholic hysteria
The Popish Plot was a fictitious conspiracy invented by Titus Oates that between 1678 and 1681 gripped the kingdoms of England and Scotland in anti-Catholic
Popish_Plot
English minister and fabricator of the Popish Plot
September 1649 – 12/13 July 1705) was an English priest who fabricated the "Popish Plot", a supposed Catholic conspiracy to kill King Charles II. Titus Oates
Titus_Oates
Plan to assassinate Charles II of England
to Roman Catholicism. In 1681, triggered by the opposition-invented Popish Plot, the Exclusion Bill was introduced in the House of Commons, which would
Rye_House_Plot
Act of the Parliament of England
not a right, and could be withdrawn, as it was for example during the Popish Plot. The act was enforced with great severity in the last decades of Elizabeth's
Jesuits,_etc._Act_1584
1605 failed attempt to kill King James I of England
invented the plot or allowed it to continue when his agents had already infiltrated it, for the purposes of propaganda. The Popish Plot of 1678 sparked
Gunpowder_Plot
Song
"A True Narrative of the Horrid Hellish Popish Plot" is a late seventeenth-century English broadside ballad telling the story of the contemporary anti-Catholic
A True Narrative of the Horrid Hellish Popish Plot
A_True_Narrative_of_the_Horrid_Hellish_Popish_Plot
English politician (1639–1683)
in the "discovery" in 1678 of the first "conspirators" of an alleged Popish Plot to treacherously murder King Charles II and accelerate the accession
William_Russell,_Lord_Russell
Spanish general and political figure (1629–1679)
by poison, on 17 September 1679. His name featured prominently in the Popish Plot fabricated by the notorious informer Titus Oates in England in 1678.
John_Joseph_of_Austria
Welsh judge and politician (1645–1689)
Crown at Ludlow and Justice of the Peace for Flintshire. During the Popish Plot he was frequently on the bench which condemned numerous innocent men
George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys
George_Jeffreys,_1st_Baron_Jeffreys
Song
"A Ballad upon the Popish Plot" is an early modern English broadside ballad about a fabricated conspiracy known as "The Popish Plot" that occurred between
A_Ballad_upon_the_Popish_Plot
Grade I listed building in the United Kingdom
After his death it was alleged, as part of the bogus accusations in the Popish Plot, that he received Jesuits at Tixall, and in August and September 1677
Tixall_Gatehouse
Viceroy of Ireland for James II of England
involvement in the alleged Popish Plot. His brother Peter was not so lucky: named as a key conspirator, he was arrested early in the Plot hysteria and died in
Richard Talbot, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell
Richard_Talbot,_1st_Earl_of_Tyrconnell
Archaic derogatory term for Roman Catholicism
The words Popery (adjective Popish) and Papism (adjective Papist, also used to refer to an individual) are mainly historical pejorative words in the English
Popery
English lawyer (17th century)
Aaron Smith (died 1701) was an English lawyer, involved in the Popish Plot and Rye House Plot. Smith, a man of obscure background, had a career as solicitor
Aaron_Smith_(conspirator)
English informer Titus Oates named him as one of the ringleaders of the Popish Plot, a supposed Catholic conspiracy to kill King Charles II of England, which
Giovanni_Paolo_Oliva
Debunked conspiracy theory about alleged child sex ring
entire D.C. establishment ... is involved with or covering up a satanic plot to traffic in, sexually abuse and murder children. Bender, Bryan; Hanna,
Pizzagate_conspiracy_theory
King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1660 to 1685
him to withdraw it. In 1679, Titus Oates's fabrication of a supposed Popish Plot sparked the Exclusion Crisis when it was revealed that Charles's brother
Charles_II_of_England
Legendary single-horned horse-like creature
era Wars of the Three Kingdoms Interregnum Commonwealth Restoration Popish Plot Glorious Revolution Maritime history Economy in the Middle Ages Colonization
Unicorn
Catholic conspiracies have taken many forms, including the 17th-century Popish Plot allegations, claims by persons such as William Blackstone that Catholics
List_of_conspiracy_theories
English conspirator
English conspirator, who became one of the principal informers in the Popish Plot. His violent death at the hands of the barrister Robert Francis was clearly
Thomas_Dangerfield
English court dwarf
arriving at a time of turbulent anti-Catholic activity, which included the "Popish Plot" of Titus Oates (also from Oakham) and was imprisoned "for a considerable
Jeffrey_Hudson
Abbreviated symbolic writing method
chairman of the House of Commons Committee of Secrecy investigating the Popish Plot. Another English shorthand system creator of the 17th century was William
Shorthand
Medieval punishment for high treason
and quartering in 1678 of William Staley, a victim of the fictitious Popish Plot. His quarters were given to his relatives, who promptly arranged a "grand"
Hanged,_drawn_and_quartered
Crisis of succession England, 1679–1681
affiliation and by the Secret Treaty of Dover (1670). In 1678, during the Popish Plot, the Duke of York's secretary, Edward Colman, was named by Titus Oates
Exclusion_Crisis
English statesman and founder of the Whig party (1621–1683)
Oates had simply made up most of the details of the plot, and that there was no elaborate Popish Plot. However, when Parliament re-convened on 21 October
Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury
Anthony_Ashley_Cooper,_1st_Earl_of_Shaftesbury
English peer
1680), an obvious target of Titus Oates and other informers during the Popish Plot. More wary of the danger than was Stafford, he fled abroad in November
Charles Howard, 2nd Earl of Berkshire
Charles_Howard,_2nd_Earl_of_Berkshire
British artist and illustrator
Narrative of the Horrid Hellish Popish Plot (c. 1682), a picture story about the life of Titus Oates and the Popish Plot, which is told in a series of illustrated
Francis_Barlow_(artist)
English Baronet
of the Gascoigne family and a survivor of the Popish Plot, or as it was locally known "the Barnbow Plot". He was the eldest son of Sir John Gascoigne
Sir Thomas Gascoigne, 2nd Baronet
Sir_Thomas_Gascoigne,_2nd_Baronet
1673 series of English penal laws
and in particular the "Five Popish Lords" from the House of Lords, a change motivated largely by the alleged Popish Plot. The Lords deeply resented this
Test_Acts_1673_&_1678
17th-century Welsh politician
moral panic and witch hunt based on the conspiracy theory known as the Popish Plot, were fellow Whigs Titus Oates and Lord Shaftesbury. More recently, Jan
John_Arnold_of_Monmouthshire
English Roman Catholic priest
1640–1702 ) was an English Roman Catholic priest. He was a survivor of the Popish Plot, and the founder of the Oscott Mission in Staffordshire, which later
Andrew_Bromwich
Queen of Great Britain and Ireland from 1702 to 1714
Brussels in March 1679 in the wake of anti-Catholic hysteria fed by the Popish Plot, and Anne visited them from the end of August. In October, all three
Anne,_Queen_of_Great_Britain
Irish Catholic archbishop and saint (1625–1681)
Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland and the last victim of the Popish Plot. He was beatified in 1920 and canonised in 1975, thus becoming the first
Oliver_Plunkett
Ceremonial event marking the beginning of a session of the UK Parliament
1679 neither the procession nor the Abbey service took place due to the Popish Plot conspiracy theory; although the procession was subsequently restored
State_Opening_of_Parliament
Protracted argument or discussion through printed medium
the Civil war, Church of England doctrines, Acts of Parliament, the Popish Plot (see below), the Stuart Era, and Cromwell propaganda. In addition, pamphlets
Pamphlet_war
Scottish theologian and historian, and Bishop of Salisbury
never damn a man for allowing himself a little pleasure". During the Popish Plot, when Queen Catherine was accused of treason, (it was alleged that she
Gilbert_Burnet
British royal house of Scottish origin
era Wars of the Three Kingdoms Interregnum Commonwealth Restoration Popish Plot Glorious Revolution Maritime history Economy in the Middle Ages Colonization
House_of_Stuart
English politician
acted as counsel for the accused peers in state trials surrounding the Popish Plot allegations which emerged in 1678. He was chosen by Judge Jeffreys to
Henry_Pollexfen
English Catholic courtier and martyr
been implicated by Titus Oates in his false accusations concerning a Popish Plot. He is a Catholic martyr, beatified by Pope Pius XI in 1929. He was born
Edward_Colman_(martyr)
Anglo-Irish conspirator
conspirator. His prosecution following the waning of public belief in the Popish Plot hoax became a struggle for jurisdiction involving the courts and the
Edward_Fitzharris
Catholic plot against the King's life, and Pickering was accused of being part of this conspiracy, which is popularly known as the Popish Plot. At his
Thomas_Pickering_(martyr)
Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1685 to 1688
1678, falsely implicated in a fictitious plot against the King by Titus Oates. The plot, known as the Popish Plot, led to the Exclusionist movement, which
Mary_of_Modena
Biblical figure and Israelite monarch
situation, including events such as the Monmouth Rebellion (1685), the Popish Plot (1678) and the Exclusion Crisis. 1893 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle may have
David
British nobleman and Roman Catholic martyr (1614–1680)
before being falsely implicated by Titus Oates in the later discredited "Popish Plot", and executed for treason. He was beatified as a Catholic martyr by
William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford
William_Howard,_1st_Viscount_Stafford
English clergyman and traveller
Adam Elliot (died 1700) was an English clergyman and traveller. Elliot was born in Jedburgh in Scotland, the son of Henry Elliot, a clerk. He was member
Adam_Elliot_(traveller)
Political philosophy
discovery in 1673 that James was a Roman Catholic, and by the so-called Popish Plot of 1678. While a major principle of Whiggism was opposition to popery
Whiggism
17th-century English earl and politician
Finch in January 1673 and Earl of Nottingham in May 1681. During the Popish Plot, he played an active part in the interrogation of witnesses and preparation
Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham
Heneage_Finch,_1st_Earl_of_Nottingham
English court official and noblewoman
the "Five Catholic Lords" who were falsely accused of treason in the Popish Plot fabricated by Titus Oates, and he was imprisoned in the Tower of London
Elizabeth Herbert, Marchioness of Powis
Elizabeth_Herbert,_Marchioness_of_Powis
English politician and judge (1637–1685)
Lord Chancellor at the time. Guilford sat as a judge at some of the Popish Plot trials, and like his colleagues, he has been accused of excessive credulity
Francis North, 1st Baron Guilford
Francis_North,_1st_Baron_Guilford
Irish guerrilla and outlaw
pulpit. In a pamphlet printed in London as propaganda for the Titus Oates Plot, Father Murphy alleged that the Count responded by threatening Father Murphy
Redmond_O'Hanlon_(outlaw)
English magistrate
became involved with the schemes of Titus Oates when Oates invented the Popish Plot and began an anti-Catholic campaign. Titus Oates and Israel Tonge appeared
Edmund_Berry_Godfrey
1681 satirical poem by John Dryden
II and the Exclusion Crisis (1679–1681). The poem also references the Popish Plot (1678). Absalom and Achitophel is "generally acknowledged as the finest
Absalom_and_Achitophel
Portland. He is best remembered today as a fortunate survivor of the Popish Plot. He succeeded his father as Lord Aston of Forfar in the peerage of Scotland
Walter Aston, 3rd Lord Aston of Forfar
Walter_Aston,_3rd_Lord_Aston_of_Forfar
English civil servant, diplomat and politician
Secretary of State, he was arrested on a charge of being implicated in the Popish Plot, but he was at once released by order of Charles II. Williamson was a
Joseph Williamson (English politician)
Joseph_Williamson_(English_politician)
where the fire started (this inscription was only removed in 1831). The 'Popish Plot' involving Titus Oates further exacerbated Anglican-Catholic relations
Anti-Catholicism in the United Kingdom
Anti-Catholicism_in_the_United_Kingdom
Conspiracy theory about contrails
which 40,000 commercial pilots and air traffic controllers are in on the plot to poison their own children". A 2016 survey of 77 atmospheric scientists
Chemtrail_conspiracy_theory
English politician and diplomat
town gaoler in Newcastle upon Tyne, came to his attention. During the Popish Plot, while the nerve of his colleague, Joseph Williamson, cracked under the
Henry_Coventry
Village in Staffordshire, England
During the Popish Plot Tixall briefly became notorious as the centre of the alleged conspiracy to kill King Charles II, and many victims of the plot such as
Tixall
Irish judge & politician (c.1630–1692)
great wave of anti-Catholic hysteria which is popularly known as the Popish Plot, sparked by the invention by the informer Titus Oates of a wholly fictitious
Richard_Stephens_(judge)
English divine
divine. He was an informer in and probably one of the inventors of the Popish Plot. Tonge was born at Tickhill, near Doncaster, the son of Henry Tongue
Israel_Tonge
English Roman Catholic priest and martyr
Caldwell, was an English Jesuit, executed at the time of the fabricated Popish Plot. He is a Catholic martyr, beatified in 1929 by Pope Pius XI. He was born
John_Fenwick_(Jesuit)
of the Oates/Popish Plot scare David Lewis (c. 1616 – 27 August 1679), Welsh priest martyred as one of the victims of the Oates/Popish Plot scare Rene Goupil
List of saints of the Society of Jesus
List_of_saints_of_the_Society_of_Jesus
Virginis Mariae. Portals: Biography Catholicism England John Kenyon, The Popish Plot (2d ed., 1985), p. 58. The Life and Gests of S. Thomas Cantilvpe, Bishop
Richard_Strange_(Jesuit)
English fraudster and Popish Plot informer
Bedloe (20 April 1650 – 20 August 1680) was an English fraudster and Popish Plot informer. He was born at Chepstow in Monmouthshire; he was probably the
William_Bedloe
British civil wars, 1639–1653
era Wars of the Three Kingdoms Interregnum Commonwealth Restoration Popish Plot Glorious Revolution Maritime history Economy in the Middle Ages Colonization
Wars_of_the_Three_Kingdoms
King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1625 to 1649
Volume II (1640–1642) Hibbard, Caroline M. (1983), Charles I and the Popish Plot, Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, ISBN 0-8078-1520-9
Charles_I_of_England
Set of monotheistic religions
the Reformation, especially in England and Ireland (see recusancy and Popish plot). Forced conversions are now condemned as sinful by major denominations
Abrahamic_religions
1666 conflagration in England
propaganda by opponents of pro-Catholic Charles II's court, mostly during the Popish Plot and the exclusion crisis later in his reign. The Royalist perspective
Great_Fire_of_London
English Baron
Lord High Steward, and was appointed to the Privy Council. During the Popish Plot he suffered a long period of imprisonment, although he was never brought
Henry Arundell, 3rd Baron Arundell of Wardour
Henry_Arundell,_3rd_Baron_Arundell_of_Wardour
Country house in Oxfordshire, England
with the Treaty of Nijmegen. When Churchill returned to England, the Popish Plot resulted in a temporary three-year banishment for James Stuart, Duke
Blenheim_Palace
Alleged plot by poor whites and slaves to overthrow New York's colonial government
the grounds of accusation, ending with linking the insurrection to a "Popish" plot by Spaniards and other Catholics. In 1741, Manhattan had the second-largest
New_York_Conspiracy_of_1741
English family
hanged, disembowelled and quartered at York in the aftermath of the Popish Plot, as well as to Michael Postgate who founded the Postgate School at Great
Postgate_family
Acts of Parliament creating the Kingdom of Great Britain
era Wars of the Three Kingdoms Interregnum Commonwealth Restoration Popish Plot Glorious Revolution Maritime history Economy in the Middle Ages Colonization
Acts_of_Union_1707
Irish lawyer, judge and politician
career had been damaged in the turmoil caused by the Popish Plot. On the outbreak of the Popish Plot in the autumn of 1678, William and his brother John
William_Davys
English figure of speech
Advice from Rome: or, The History of Popery stated: "...that noise of a Popish Plot was nothing in the world but an intrigue of the Whigs to destroy the
To_hell_in_a_handbasket
English Roman Catholic priest
falsely implicated on charges of murder and treason in the Titus Oates or Popish Plot, but managed to flee the country. He was later completely vindicated
Thomas_Godden
English nobleman and soldier
after the Civil War. He suffered a long spell of imprisonment during the Popish Plot, although he was never brought to trial. From 1671 until his death he
John Belasyse, 1st Baron Belasyse
John_Belasyse,_1st_Baron_Belasyse
era Wars of the Three Kingdoms Interregnum Commonwealth Restoration Popish Plot Glorious Revolution Maritime history Economy in the Middle Ages Colonization
List_of_Scottish_monarchs
Welsh informer and perjurer (died 1681)
history as an informer who perjured himself in support of the fictitious Popish Plot. He came from an ancient Glamorganshire family, his father being a native
Edward_Turberville
Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1662 to 1685
England. She was a special object of attack by the inventors of the Popish Plot. In 1678 the murder of Edmund Berry Godfrey was ascribed to her servants
Catherine_of_Braganza
Short story by M.R. James
William Scroggs, the Lord Chief Justice of England who presided over the Popish Plot trials, who was dismissed by Charles II after being impeached for summarily
The_Rose_Garden_(short_story)
English midwife
Elizabeth Cellier, commonly known as the "Popish Midwife" (died c. 1688), was a notable Catholic midwife in seventeenth-century England. She stood trial
Elizabeth_Cellier
Gunpowder Plot 1649 Charles I, King of England, Scotland and Ireland Regicides of Charles I See List of regicides of Charles I Tonge plot 1680 - Popish Plot Persons
List of people convicted of high treason in England before 1 May 1707
List_of_people_convicted_of_high_treason_in_England_before_1_May_1707
Former prison in London
also known as the "Popish Midwife", midwife – incarcerated in 1679–1680 during a high treason trial for the alleged "Meal-Tub Plot" William Chaloner,
Newgate_Prison
English Jesuit priest
there with great zeal and success for forty-two years. A victim of the Oates Plot, he was betrayed and arrested at the instigation of a nobleman to whose sisters
William_Bentney
Calendar year
campaign. September 6 – Titus Oates begins to present allegations of the "Popish Plot", a supposed Roman Catholic conspiracy to assassinate king Charles II
1678
English nobleman and convicted murderer
murder of the magistrate Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey, which sparked the Popish Plot, has never been solved, a strong body of evidence points to Pembroke
Philip Herbert, 7th Earl of Pembroke
Philip_Herbert,_7th_Earl_of_Pembroke
1823 novel by Walter Scott
the Peak District, the Isle of Man, and London, and centring on the Popish Plot. Julian Peveril, a Cavalier, is in love with Alice Bridgenorth, a Roundhead's
Peveril_of_the_Peak
English churchman and academic
bitterly against Catholic at St. Mary's on 5 November at the time of the Popish Plot allegations in 1678. He was also domestic chaplain to Charles II. Hall
John_Hall_(bishop)
English writer and politician (1633–1703)
(2007). The Plot Against Pepys. Woodstock, NY and New York: Overlook Press. ISBN 978-1-59020-069-8. A detailed account of the Popish Plot and Pepys's
Samuel_Pepys
King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1685 to 1688
clergyman, Titus Oates, spoke of a "Popish Plot" to kill Charles and to put the Duke of York on the throne. The fabricated plot caused a wave of anti-Catholic
James_II_of_England
English barrister
the most powerful politician of the day before he was engulfed in the Popish Plot and incarcerated in the Tower of London. Nathaniel was the grandson of
Nathaniel_Bladen
English Dominican friar (1643–1712)
Peter Atwood (1643–1712) was an English Dominican friar. Atwood was a native of Warwickshire, joined the order in 1678, and was ordained priest five years
Peter_Atwood
English deist and philosopher (1654–1693)
"Junius Brutus". It was a strongly Whig piece that suggested that the Popish Plot was entirely real. It painted a lurid picture of what life in London
Charles_Blount_(deist)
Lord Chief Justice of England (1678–1681)
England from 1678 to 1681. He is best remembered for presiding over the Popish Plot trials, where he was accused of showing bias against the accused. Scroggs
William_Scroggs
English peer and victim of the Popish Plot
Petre (1626 – 5 January 1684) was an English peer and victim of the Popish Plot. Petre was the eldest son of Robert Petre, third Baron Petre (1599–1638)
William Petre, 4th Baron Petre
William_Petre,_4th_Baron_Petre
Job in England during Penal Times
godkin-landwarinireland Froude, vol. xi, p. 264 Pollock, John (1903). The Popish Plot: a study in the history of the reign of Charles II. London: Duckworth
Priest_hunter
British procession
there was no procession and no service in the Abbey (for fear of a Popish Plot). The service was not reinstated, so subsequent processions went directly
State Procession at the State Opening of Parliament
State_Procession_at_the_State_Opening_of_Parliament
Irish soldier, politician and courtier (d.1712)
the Second Anglo-Dutch War. Bagenal briefly fled to France during the Popish Plot owing to his Catholicism and association with the Duke of York. In 1685
Dudley_Bagenal_(Jacobite)
English doctor (died 1688)
Charles II of England. In 1678, in the allegations of the fabricated Popish Plot, he was falsely accused of treason by Titus Oates, who had gained the
George_Wakeman
POPISH PLOT
POPISH PLOT
Male
Polish
Polish form of Greek Makarios, MAKARY means "blessed."
Male
Polish
Polish form of Greek Methodios, METODY means "method."
Male
Polish
Polish name, WIELISÅAW means "great glory."Â
Male
Polish
Polish form of Latin Victor, WIKTOR means "conqueror."
Male
Polish
Polish name SULISÅAW means "better fame."
Male
Polish
Polish form of Greek Stephanos, SZCZEPAN means "crown."
Male
Polish
Polish form of Latin Constans, KONSTANTY means "steadfast."
Male
Polish
Polish form of Latin Vincentius, WINCENTY means "conqueror."
Male
Polish
Polish name ZDZISÅAW means "here is glory."
Male
Polish
Polish name SZCZEOSNY means "lucky."Â
Female
Polish
Polish-Jewish pet form of Polish Henrieta, YETTA means "little home-ruler."
Male
Polish
Polish pet form of Czech/Polish Jakub, KUBA means "supplanter."
Male
Polish
Polish form of Greek Paulos, PAWEÅ means "small."
Female
Polish
Polish name MARZENA means "dreamed one."Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a Roman Catholic, a comparatively late formation. Most surnames originated before the Reformation, with its schism between the Roman Catholic and Protestant Churches.
Male
Polish
Polish form of Greek Klaudios, KLAUDIUSZ means "lame."
Male
Polish
Polish form of Greek Timon, TYMON means "honor."
Surname or Lastname
English (West Midlands)
English (West Midlands) : habitational name from the region of Powis in North Wales.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Lord of Gopi's; Lord Krishna
Male
Polish
Polish form of Greek Eirenaios, IRENEUSZ means "peaceful."
POPISH PLOT
POPISH PLOT
Girl/Female
Indian
Sacred, Pure, Comparable to the ganges, Another name for Durga, ***, Another name for Durga
Female
Hebrew
(×§Ö·×¨Ö°× Ö´×™) Variant spelling of Hebrew unisex Karni, CARNI means "my horn," a symbol of strength.Â
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Indian
Prayer
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Squire, from a northern form of the word.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Bright star
Boy/Male
Tamil
Happy
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Embodiment of Peace
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
Respected Daughter
Girl/Female
Tamil
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Goddess Durga
Girl/Female
Tamil
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Kind hearted
POPISH PLOT
POPISH PLOT
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POPISH PLOT
v. t.
To polish.
v. t.
To polish.
v.
Polish; gloss. [Obs.] Donne.
a.
According to the mode, or customary manner; conformed to the fashion; fashionable; hence, conventional; as, a modish dress; a modish feast.
a.
Having the qualities of an ape; prone to imitate in a servile manner. Hence: Apelike; fantastically silly; foppish; affected; trifling.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Polish
v. t.
To make smooth and glossy, usually by friction; to burnish; to overspread with luster; as, to polish glass, marble, metals, etc.
a.
Belonging or relating to Rome, or to the Roman Catholic Church; -- frequently used in a disparaging sense; as, the Romish church; the Romish religion, ritual, or ceremonies.
n.
To balance; to make of equal weight; as, to poise the scales of a balance.
v. t.
To inflict a penalty for (an offense) upon the offender; to repay, as a fault, crime, etc., with pain or loss; as, to punish murder or treason with death.
n.
The hydroxide of potassium hydrate, a hard white brittle substance, KOH, having strong caustic and alkaline properties; -- hence called also caustic potash.
imp. & p. p.
of Polish
v. t.
To cause perish.
a.
Mopish.
v. t.
To polish again.
v. t.
To polish thoroughly.
a.
Of or pertaining to a parish; parochial; as, a parish church; parish records; a parish priest; maintained by the parish; as, parish poor.
a.
Of or pertaining to the pope; taught or ordained by the pope; hence, of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church; -- often used opprobriously.
v. t.
Hence, to refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or rusticity of; to make elegant and polite; as, to polish life or manners.
n.
The Polish language.