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papist

/ˈpeɪp.ɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables
pa-pist
IPA
/ˈpeɪp.ɪst/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

adj

Roman Catholic.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of papist.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈpeɪp.ɪst/

Inflected Forms

papists (plural) more papist (comparative) most papist (superlative)

Derived Forms

antipapist nonpapist papistly ultrapapist

Phrases

papa- Roman Catholicism

Frequently Paired Words

papa- papacy papal papally papism papistic papistical papistry

Synonyms

Romist popish roman r.c. romanist romish roman catholic papistic papistical

Rhymes With

rapist tapist

Questions

How do you pronounce papist?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpeɪp.ɪst/.
What does papist mean?
A Roman Catholic, especially one whose loyalties are seen to be with the papacy in Rome.
Where does papist come from?
From Middle French papiste, from Latin pāpa (“pope”).

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