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Papist vs Papish - What's the difference?

papist | papish |

As nouns the difference between papist and papish

is that papist is used by some Protestants in referring to Roman Catholics, whose loyalties are seen to be with the papacy in Rome while papish is a Roman Catholic.

As an adjective papish is

roman Catholic.

papist

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (derogatory, Christianity) Used by some Protestants in referring to Roman Catholics, whose loyalties are seen to be with the papacy in Rome.

    • Synonyms

    * Romist

    Related terms

    * papa- * papacy * papal * papistical * papistic * papism * papistry * pope * popish

    See also

    * Roman Catholicism * Reformation

    papish

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Roman Catholic.

    • Noun

    (papishes)
  • A Roman Catholic.
  • *1749 , Henry Fielding, Tom Jones , Folio Society 1973, p. 442:
  • *:‘But how can he have any right to make us papishes ?’ says the landlord.

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