papistic

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adjective

Being of or connected with the Roman Catholic faith.

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Meanings

adjectivepapistic (comparative more papistic, superlative most papistic)

comparative more papistic · superlative most papistic · alternative papistical

  1. derogatoryBeing of or connected with the Roman Catholic faith.

    The old papistic worship.

    1774-1781, Thomas Warton, History of English Poetry

    Synonyms: papistical, papist

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveBeing of or connected with the Roman Catholic faith.

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papisticalpapist

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveof or relating to or supporting Romanism

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RomanR.C.RomanistromishRoman Catholicpopishpapistpapistical
Also see
papistpapisticalpopishromanroman catholicromanistromish

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From papist + -ic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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