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papist
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As a noun, papist means a Roman Catholic, whose loyalties are seen to be with the papacy in Rome. As an adjective, it means being a papist.
Meanings of papist
4 meaningsnoun
religious slurchristianityA Roman Catholic, whose loyalties are seen to be with the papacy in Rome.
An offensive term for Roman Catholics; originally, a Roman Catholic who was a strong advocate of the papacyperson
adjective
religious slurchristianityBeing a papist.
Of or relating to or supporting Romanism
“the Roman Catholic Church”
Similar: Roman, R.C., Romanist, romish, Roman Catholic, popish
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
Synonyms by meaning
All synonyms for papist →adjective: of or relating to or supporting Romanism
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