papistry


pa·pist

P0053300 (pā′pĭst)n. Offensive Used as a disparaging term for a Roman Catholic.
[New Latin pāpista, from Late Latin pāpa; see pope.]
pa′pist, pa·pis′tic (pə-pĭs′tĭk) adj.pa′pist·ry n.

pa•pist•ry

(ˈpeɪ pə stri)

n. usage: This term is used by Protestants to show contempt for Roman Catholic practices and tenets.n. Disparaging. Roman Catholicism. [1540–50]pa•pis•ti•cal (peɪˈpɪs tɪ kəl, pə-) pa•pis′tic, adj.
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