[ 'peɪpɪst ]
chiefly derogatory
■ noun
1》 a Roman Catholic.
2》 another term for papalist .
■ adjective Roman Catholic or papalist.
Derivatives
papism noun
~ical adjective ( archaic ).
~ry noun
Origin
C16: from Fr. ~e or mod. L. ~a , from eccles. L. papa 'bishop (of Rome)'.