Papist Definition

pāpĭst
papists
noun
papists
A Roman Catholic, esp. one who ardently supports the pope.
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adjective
Of or like a Roman Catholic (esp. one ardently supporting the pope) or the Roman Catholic Church.
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Other Word Forms of Papist

Noun

Singular:
papist
Plural:
papists

Origin of Papist

  • New Latin pāpista from Late Latin pāpa pope

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin papa (“pope") + the suffix -ist.

    From Wiktionary

Papist Sentence Examples

  • He was almost as bitter against Wyatt and Mason, whom he denounced as a "papist," and the violence of his conduct led Francis I.

  • By the Act of Settlement a papist or the husband or wife of a papist cannot be king or queen.

  • The old duke of Newcastle, probably desiring a post for some nominee of his own, conveyed to the ear of the new minister various absurd rumours prejudicial to Burke, - that he was an Irish papist, that his real name was O'Bourke, that he had been a Jesuit, that he was an emissary from St Omer's.

  • He died on Tower Hill in 1572 for an example to the disloyal counties, protesting innocence and repentance, warning his children in a last letter to discredit all "false bruits" that he was a papist.

  • His reception by the king was flattering enough; but his hopes of preferment were dashed by the opposition of the Anglican clergy to the promotion of a papist.

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Words Starting With

PPAPAP

Words Ending With

TSTIST

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Words Starting With P and Ending With T

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