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Adjective: papist  pey-pist
Usage: offensive
  1. Of or relating to the Roman Catholic Church or its doctrines
    - Roman, R.C., Romanist, Roman Catholic, papistical [archaic]
Noun: papist  pey-pist
Usage: offensive
  1. Roman Catholic; originally, a Roman Catholic who was a strong advocate of the papacy
    "The term 'papist' was often used pejoratively by Protestants during the Reformation"

Derived forms: papists

Type of: Roman Catholic

Encyclopedia: Papist