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papist

pa·pist
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pey-pist]
    • /ˈpeɪ pɪst/
    • /ˈpeɪ.pɪst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pey-pist]
    • /ˈpeɪ pɪst/

Definitions of papist word

  • noun papist a Roman Catholic. 1
  • abbreviation PAPIST papistical. 1
  • noun papist Roman Catholic 1
  • countable noun papist Some Protestants refer to Catholics as Papists. 0
  • noun papist a Roman Catholic, esp. one who ardently supports the pope 0
  • adjective papist of or like a Roman Catholic (esp. one ardently supporting the pope) or the Roman Catholic Church 0

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Origin of papist

First appearance:

before 1515
One of the 27% oldest English words
1515-25; earlier papista < New Latin. See pope, -ist

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Parts of speech for Papist

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

papist popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

papist usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with papist

  • what is a papist?
  • what is papist?
  • what does papist mean?

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