papist

[ pey-pist ]
/ ˈpeɪ pɪst /
Disparaging.

noun

a Roman Catholic.

adjective

papistical.

Origin of papist

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

usage note 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

Words nearby papist

papillose, papillote, papillotomy, papinian, papism, papist, papistical, papistry, papoose, papoose-root, papovaviridae

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British Dictionary definitions for papist

papist
/ (ˈpeɪpɪst) /

noun, adjective (often capital)

usually derogatory another term for Roman Catholic

Derived forms of papist

papistical or papistic, adjective papistry, noun

Word Origin for papist

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