papist

[ pey-pist ]

noun
  1. a Roman Catholic.

adjective

Origin of papist

1
1515–25; earlier papista<New Latin. See pope, -ist

word story For papist

Papist and its derivatives such as papism date back to the Protestant Reformation. These and related terms such as popish and popery are still sometimes used by Protestants to show contempt for Roman Catholic practices and tenets.

Other words from papist

  • pa·pist·like, adjective
  • pa·pist·ly, adverb
  • an·ti·pa·pist, noun, adjective
  • non·pa·pist, noun
  • pro·pa·pist, noun, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for papist

papist

/ (ˈpeɪpɪst) /


noun, adjective(often capital)
  1. usually derogatory another term for Roman Catholic

Origin of papist

1
C16: from French papiste, from Church Latin pāpa pope 1

Derived forms of papist

  • papistical or papistic, adjective
  • papistry, noun

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