Etymology

papist

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Today it means: A Roman Catholic, especially one whose loyalties are seen to be with the papacy in Rome. Full definition →

Middle French papiste ← Latin pāpa
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  1. Latin · derived frompāpa“pope”
  2. Middle French · derived frompapiste
  3. English todaypapist

From Middle French papiste, from Latin pāpa (“pope”).

Words from the same roots

Latinpāpa all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.