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papistical

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

adjective

Disparaging.

  1. of or relating to the Roman Catholic Church.

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

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