papist

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UK/ˈpeɪp.ɪst/

noun

A Roman Catholic, especially one whose loyalties are seen to be with the papacy in Rome.

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RomistpopishRomanR.C.RomanistromishRoman Catholicpapistic
OriginMiddle French papiste ← Latin pāpa →
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Meanings

papist1

nounpapist (plural papists)

plural papists · alternative Papist

  1. slurChristianityA Roman Catholic, especially one whose loyalties are seen to be with the papacy in Rome.

    Synonyms: Romist

adjectivepapist (comparative more papist, superlative most papist)

comparative more papist · superlative most papist · alternative Papist

  1. slurChristianityRoman Catholic.

    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.

    2011, Jill Hedges, Argentina: A Modern History

    Synonyms: popish

Papist2

nounPapist (plural Papists)

plural Papists

  1. Alternative letter-case form of papist.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA Roman Catholic, especially one whose loyalties are seen to be with the papacy in Rome.

Similar
Romist

adjectiveRoman Catholic.

Similar
popish

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveof or relating to or supporting Romanism

Similar
RomanR.C.RomanistromishRoman Catholicpopishpapisticpapistical
Also see
papisticpapisticalpapistlypopishpopistromanroman catholicromanistromish

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinpāpa“pope”
  2. Middle Frenchpapiste
  3. Englishpapist

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

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Translations

Esperanto papisto
  • papistoslur: Roman Catholic
Finnish papisti
  • papistislur: Roman Catholic
French papiste, papiste
  • papisteslur: Roman Catholic
  • papisteslur: Roman Catholic
German Papist, Papistin
  • Papistslur: Roman Catholic
  • Papistinslur: Roman Catholic
  • Katholeslur: Roman Catholic
  • Katholinslur: Roman Catholic
  • papistischslur: Roman Catholic
Greek παπικός
  • παπικός (papikós)slur: Roman Catholic
Hungarian pápista, pápapárti
  • pápistaslur: Roman Catholic
  • pápapártislur: Roman Catholic
Icelandic pápisti
  • pápistislur: Roman Catholic
Norwegian Bokmål papist
  • papistslur: Roman Catholic
Polish papista, papistka
  • papistaslur: Roman Catholic
  • papistkaslur: Roman Catholic
Portuguese papista
  • papistaslur: Roman Catholic
Romanian papist, papistă
  • papistslur: Roman Catholic
  • papistăslur: Roman Catholic
Russian папист, папистка
  • папист (papist)slur: Roman Catholic
  • папистка (papistka)slur: Roman Catholic
Spanish papista
  • papistaslur: Roman Catholic
Swedish papist, papistisk
  • papistslur: Roman Catholic
  • papistiskslur: Roman Catholic
Welsh pabydd, pabyddol
  • pabyddslur: Roman Catholic
  • pabyddolslur: Roman Catholic

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with papist

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Cite this entry
APA

papist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/papist

MLA

“papist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/papist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “papist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/papist.

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