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[syn: Roman, R.C., Romanist, romish, Roman Catholic, popish, papist, papistic, papistical]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Papist \Pa"pist\, n. [F. papiste. See Pape, Pope.]
A Roman Catholic; one who adheres to the Church of Rome and
the authority of the pope; -- an offensive designation
applied to Roman Catholics by their opponents.
[1913 Webster] Papistic
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
papist
adj 1: of or relating to or supporting Romanism; "the Roman
Catholic Church" [syn: Roman, R.C., Romanist,
romish, Roman Catholic, popish, papist,
papistic, papistical]
n 1: an offensive term for Roman Catholics; originally, a Roman
Catholic who was a strong advocate of the papacy