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papist

adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈpeɪp.ɪst/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -eɪpɪst

1

adj

Meaning 1

Roman Catholic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slur

Topics: Christianity

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slur

Topics: Christianity

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Alternative letter-case form of papist.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

of or relating to or supporting Romanism

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the Roman Catholic Church

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Roman, R.C., Romanist, romish, Roman Catholic, popish, papistic, papistical

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

an offensive term for Roman Catholics; originally, a Roman Catholic who was a strong advocate of the papacy

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Roman Catholic

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: պապամոլ (papamol) — slur: Roman Catholic
  • French: papiste — slur: Roman Catholic
  • German: papistisch — slur: Roman Catholic
  • Swedish: papistisk — slur: Roman Catholic
  • Welsh: pabyddol — slur: Roman Catholic
  • Esperanto: papisto — slur: Roman Catholic
  • Finnish: papisti — slur: Roman Catholic
  • French: papiste — slur: Roman Catholic
  • German: Papist — slur: Roman Catholic
  • German: Papistin — slur: Roman Catholic
  • German: Kathole — slur: Roman Catholic
  • German: Katholin — slur: Roman Catholic
  • Greek: παπικός (papikós) — slur: Roman Catholic
  • Hungarian: pápista — slur: Roman Catholic
  • Hungarian: pápapárti — slur: Roman Catholic
  • Icelandic: pápisti — slur: Roman Catholic
  • Norwegian Bokmål: papist — slur: Roman Catholic
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: papist — slur: Roman Catholic
  • Polish: papista — slur: Roman Catholic
  • Polish: papistka — slur: Roman Catholic
  • Portuguese: papista — slur: Roman Catholic
  • Romanian: papist — slur: Roman Catholic
  • Romanian: papistă — slur: Roman Catholic
  • Russian: папист (papist) — slur: Roman Catholic
  • Russian: папистка (papistka) — slur: Roman Catholic
  • Spanish: papista — slur: Roman Catholic
  • Swedish: papist — slur: Roman Catholic
  • Ottoman Turkish: پاپست (papist) — slur: Roman Catholic
  • Ottoman Turkish: پاپسته (papista) — slur: Roman Catholic
  • Ottoman Turkish: پاپشته (papişta) — slur: Roman Catholic
  • Welsh: pabydd — slur: Roman Catholic