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Adjective: papist  pey-pist
Usage: offensive
  1. Of or relating to or supporting Romanism
    "the papist Catholic Church"
    - Roman, R.C., Romanist, Roman Catholic, papistic, papistical [archaic]
Noun: papist  pey-pist
Usage: offensive
  1. Roman Catholics; originally, a Roman Catholic who was a strong advocate of the papacy

Derived forms: papists

See also: papism

Type of: Roman Catholic

Encyclopedia: Papist