papist
/ˈpeɪpɪst/
noun
- A person who supports the Pope or the Roman Catholic Church, often used as a negative or insulting term by those who disagree with Catholicism.
- The old law discriminated against papists and limited their rights.
- He was labeled a papist for defending the Pope's authority.
- In the 16th century, calling someone a papist could start a fight.
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adjective
- Relating to the Pope or the Roman Catholic Church, often used in a critical or dismissive way.
- He refused to attend the papist service.
- Some Protestant reformers wrote against papist rituals.
- The book contained papist doctrines that the author rejected.
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