different between papal vs papist

English

Etymology

From Old French papal, from Medieval Latin papalis (“papal”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e?p?l
• IPA^(key): /?pe?p?l/

Adjective

papal (comparative more papal, superlative most papal)

1. Having to do with the pope or the papacy.

Related terms

• popess
• papacy
• pope

Translations

Anagrams

• appal, lappa

Asturian

Adjective

papal (epicene, plural papales)

1. papal (related to the pope or papacy)

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /p??pal/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /pa?pal/

Adjective

papal (masculine and feminine plural papals)

1. papal

Derived terms

• butlla papal

French

Adjective

papal (feminine singular papale, masculine plural papaux, feminine plural papales)

1. papal

Further reading

• “papal” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Portuguese

Adjective

papal m or f (plural papais, comparable)

1. papal (related to the pope or papacy)

Romanian

Etymology

From French papal

Adjective

papal m or n (feminine singular papal?, masculine plural papali, feminine and neuter plural papale)

1. papal

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

From Medieval Latin pap?lis, from Ecclesiastical Latin papa.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

papal (plural papales)

1. papal

Derived terms

• bula papal

Volapük

Noun

papal (nominative plural papals)

1. pope

Declension

English

Etymology

From Middle French papiste, from Latin p?pa (“pope”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?pe?p.?st/
• Rhymes: -e?p?st

Noun

papist (plural papists)

1. (religious slur, Christianity) A Roman Catholic, whose loyalties are seen to be with the papacy in Rome.

Usage notes

• Used by some Protestants.

Synonyms

• Romist

Related terms

Translations

Adjective

papist (comparative more papist, superlative most papist)

1. (religious slur, Christianity) The quality of being a papist.

Translations

See also

• Roman Catholicism
• Reformation

Romanian

Etymology

From French papiste.

Noun

papist m (plural papi?ti, feminine equivalent papist?)

1. papist

Declension