What does papist mean?
( religious slur, Christianity) A Roman Catholic, whose loyalties are seen to be with the papacy in Rome. Used by some Protestants. However, Menem promptly surprised many observers (and most of his voters) by forming an alliance with Alsogaray, and becoming more papist than the Pope in economic orthodoxy.
Do Papists need an epithet?
He was accustomed to say that Papists required an epithet, they were Roman Catholic; but the Church of England was Catholic in the best, the fullest, and the noblest sense of the term.
What is the origin of the word papacy?
From Middle French papiste, from Latin pāpa (“ pope ”) . ( religious slur, Christianity) A Roman Catholic, whose loyalties are seen to be with the papacy in Rome. Used by some Protestants.
What is the meaning of Papism?
1. (a term used to refer to a Roman Catholic.) 2. of or pertaining to Roman Catholics. [1515–25; earlier papista < New Latin. See pope, -ist] pa′pism, n. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc.
