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English Dictionary: papist by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
papist
adj
  1. of or relating to or supporting Romanism; "the Roman Catholic Church"
    Synonym(s): 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
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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.
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