papist

See also: Papist

English

Etymology

From Middle French papiste, from Latin papa (“pope”).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpeɪp.ɪst/
Rhymes: -eɪpɪst

Noun

papist (plural papists)

(religious slur, Christianity) A Roman Catholic, whose loyalties are seen to be with the papacy in Rome.

Usage notes

Used by some Protestants.

Synonyms

Romist

Related terms

Translations

slur: Roman Catholic

Esperanto: papisto
Finnish: papisti
German: Papist (de) m, Papistin f, Kathole (de) m, Katholin f
Greek: παπικός (el) (papikós)

Hungarian: pápista (hu), pápapárti
Icelandic: pápisti m
Swedish: papist (sv) c

Adjective

papist (comparative more papist, superlative most papist)

(religious slur, Christianity) The quality of being a papist.
- 2011, Jill Hedges, Argentina: A Modern History
  However, Menem promptly surprised many observers (and most of his voters) by forming an alliance with Alsogaray, and becoming more papist than the Pope in economic orthodoxy.

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