papist

English

Etymology

From Latin papa (“pope”) + the suffix -ist.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈpeɪp.ɪst/. X-SAMPA: /"peIp.Ist/
• Rhymes: -eɪpɪst

Noun

papist (plural papists)

1. (derogatory, Christianity) Used by some Protestants in referring to Roman Catholics, whose loyalties are seen to be with the papacy in Rome.

Translations

Roman Catholic

• Finnish: paavilainen, paavinuskoinen
• German: Papist (de) m, Papistin (de) f, Kathole (de) m, Katholin (de) f

• Hungarian: pápista (hu), pápapárti (hu)
• Icelandic: pápisti (is) m
• Swedish: papist (sv) c

Synonyms

• Romist

Related terms

• papa-
• papacy
• papal
• papistical
• papistic
• papism
• papistry
• pope
• popish

See also

• Roman Catholicism
• Reformation