papistical

American  

[pey-pis-ti-kuhl, puh-] / peɪˈpɪs tɪ kəl, pə- /

Also papistic

adjective

Disparaging.

1. of or relating to the Roman Catholic Church.

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Other Word Forms

• antipapistic adjective
• antipapistical adjective
• nonpapistic adjective
• nonpapistical adjective
• papistically adverb

Etymology

Origin of papistical

1530–40; probably < Middle French papistique ( papist, -ic ) + -al ¹

Example Sentences

Cockerell therefore attributed it to St. Peter, and said that the crown showed Bishop Jocelin's papistical tendencies!

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Wells A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See by Dearmer, Percy

The way that second rate amateur poses as a man of science, having authority as a sort of papistical Scotch dominie, bred a minister, but stickit, really "rouses my corruption."

From Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 3 by Huxley, Leonard

With this ornament of the Christian reformation were apprehended Mr. Hugh Foxe and John Devinish; the three were brought before Bonner, March 19, 1558, and the papistical articles tendered.

From Fox's Book of Martyrs Or A History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant Deaths of the Primitive Protestant Martyrs by Foxe, John

During this period vast numbers of illuminated liturgical books were destroyed for religious or fanatical reasons, just as in our own Cromwellian times numbers of Horæ, Missals, etc., were destroyed as papistical and superstitious.

From Illuminated Manuscripts by Bradley, John William

At that time the nation, recent from republican ardours, was often panic-struck by papistical conspiracies, and projects of arbitrary power; and it was on this principle that he took part against the Society.

From Calamities and Quarrels of Authors by Disraeli, Isaac