Meaning

1 senses
  1. (derogatory, often, uncountable)The Roman Catholic faith

    offensive terms for the practices and rituals of the Roman Catholic Church

Origin

From papist.

From papist.

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Synonyms

4 synonyms
Roman Catholicism § Synonyms
Close in meaning
  • offensive terms for the practices and rituals of the Roman Catholic Church:popery
  • the beliefs and practices of the Catholic Church based in Rome:RomanismRoman Catholicism

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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