Noun: papism pey-pi-zum
- The beliefs and practices of the Catholic Church based in Rome
"His conversion to papism surprised his Protestant family";
- Romanism, Roman Catholicism
- Offensive term for the practices and rituals of the Roman Catholic Church
"The anti-Catholic protesters used the term 'papism' in their slogans";
- popery, papistry
Derived forms: papisms
Type of: Catholicism, Catholicity, pattern, practice
Encyclopedia: Papism