papist
See also: Papist
English
Etymology
From Middle French papiste, from Latin pāpa (“pope”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpeɪp.ɪst/
Audio (southern England) (file) - 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
- papa-
- papacy
- papal
- papally
- papism
- papistic
- papistical
- papistry
- pope
- popery
- popish
- popishness
Translations
slur: Roman Catholic
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Adjective
papist (comparative more papist, superlative most papist)
- (religious slur, Christianity) 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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Synonyms
- popish
Translations
slur: Roman Catholic
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See also
- Roman Catholicism
- Reformation
Romanian
Etymology
From French papiste.
Noun
papist m (plural papiști, feminine equivalent papistă)
- papist
Declension
Declension of papist
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) papist | papistul | (niște) papiști | papiștii |
genitive/dative | (unui) papist | papistului | (unor) papiști | papiștilor |
vocative | papistule | papiștilor |