Papist

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [1913 Webster] Papistic



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  papist
       adj : of or relating to or supporting Romanism; "the Roman
             Catholic Church" [syn: {Roman}, {r.c.}, {Romanist}, {romish},
              {Roman Catholic}, {popish}, {papistic}, {papistical}]
       n : a Roman Catholic who is a strong advocate of the papacy