I. -_pə̇st noun
( -s )
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: Middle French or New Latin; Middle French papiste, from pape pope + -iste -ist; New Latin papista, from Late Latin papa pope + Latin -ista -ist
: a Roman Catholic who is a partisan of the pope — usually used disparagingly
II. adjective
Usage: often capitalized
: papistic — usually used disparagingly