PAPIST


Meaning of PAPIST in English

/ ˈpeɪpɪst; NAmE / noun

( taboo ) an offensive word for a Roman Catholic, used by some Protestants

►  pap·ist adjective

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: from French papiste or modern Latin papista , from ecclesiastical Latin papa bishop (of Rome).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.