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papist en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈpeɪp.ɪst/ (UK)

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (slur) Roman 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:

Forms

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most papist Degree=Sup lexicographic
more papist Degree=Cmp lexicographic
Papist alternative lexicographic

Relateds

Reformation · Roman Catholicism

Synonyms

popish

Translations (5)

cy pabyddol (slur: Roman Catholic) · sv papistisk (slur: Roman Catholic) · hy պապամոլ (slur: Roman Catholic) · fr papiste (slur: Roman Catholic) · de papistisch (slur: Roman Catholic)

papist en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈpeɪp.ɪst/ (UK)

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Forms

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Papist alternative lexicographic
papists Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

ultrapapist · nonpapist · papistly · antipapist

Relateds

papal · papacy · papistry · pope · popish · papally · papistical · papa- · popery · papistic · papism · popishness

Synonyms

Romist

Translations (27)

pl papistka (slur: Roman Catholic) · eo papisto (slur: Roman Catholic) · ro papistă (slur: Roman Catholic) · ro papist (slur: Roman Catholic) · sv papist (slur: Roman Catholic) · is pápisti (slur: Roman Catholic) · ru папист (slur: Roman Catholic) · de Katholin (slur: Roman Catholic) · hu pápapárti (slur: Roman Catholic) · hu pápista (slur: Roman Catholic) · ota پاپشته (slur: Roman Catholic) · de Papistin (slur: Roman Catholic) · pt papista (slur: Roman Catholic) · fi papisti (slur: Roman Catholic) · de Papist (slur: Roman Catholic) · ota پاپسته (slur: Roman Catholic) · cy pabydd (slur: Roman Catholic) · hy պապամոլ (slur: Roman Catholic) · ota پاپست (slur: Roman Catholic) · fr papiste (slur: Roman Catholic) · nb papist (slur: Roman Catholic) · el παπικός (slur: Roman Catholic) · de Kathole (slur: Roman Catholic) · nn papist (slur: Roman Catholic) · ru папистка (slur: Roman Catholic) · pl papista (slur: Roman Catholic) · es papista (slur: Roman Catholic)