papist
Vatican loyalist, pejoratively
A papist is a Roman Catholic, emphasizing allegiance to the Pope.
The term is derogatory, used historically by Protestants to suggest Catholics place loyalty to Rome above their own country or conscience.
It appears in historical contexts—anti-Catholic laws, religious polemics, sectarian conflicts: The papists were barred from holding office.
Now largely archaic, though occasionally revived for rhetorical effect.
Religious movement splitting Christianity
- Counter-ReformationChurch's internal reform movement
- InquisitionChurch tribunal against heretics
- Gunpowder PlotCatholic conspiracy against James
- Spanish ArmadaDefeated invasion fleet
Thirty Years War · recusant · Guy Fawkes · Elizabethan · Jacobean · Mary Queen of Scots · Bloody Mary · Jesuits
Zealous admirer or follower
- believerOne who accepts something
- loyalistFaithful supporter of authority
- faithfulConsistently loyal and true
- convertChange in form or faith
recusant · communicant · practicing · devout · observant · traditionalist · coreligionist · churchgoer
Papal city-state
- massQuantity of matter
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- EucharistSacramental bread and wine
- rosaryBeaded prayer counter
sacraments · altar · bishop · cardinal · priesthood · chalice · vestments · cathedral
Insulting group label
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- anti-CatholicBiased against Roman Catholics
- sectarianRigidly devoted to faction
intolerance · epithet · insult · derogatory · stereotype · propaganda · nativist · idolater
Reformation
Religious movement splitting Christianity
- Counter-ReformationChurch's internal reform movement
- InquisitionChurch tribunal against heretics
- Gunpowder PlotCatholic conspiracy against James
Spanish Armada · Thirty Years War · recusant · Guy Fawkes · Elizabethan · Jacobean · Mary Queen of Scots · Bloody Mary · Jesuits · Henry VIII
devotee
Zealous admirer or follower
- believerOne who accepts something
- loyalistFaithful supporter of authority
- faithfulConsistently loyal and true
convert · recusant · communicant · practicing · devout · observant · traditionalist · coreligionist · churchgoer · parishioner
Vatican
Papal city-state
rosary · sacraments · altar · bishop · cardinal · priesthood · chalice · vestments · cathedral · doctrine
slur
Insulting group label
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- anti-CatholicBiased against Roman Catholics
sectarian · intolerance · epithet · insult · derogatory · stereotype · propaganda · nativist · idolater · superstition
- English CatholicismEnglish Reformation, Catholic bishops, Catholic clergy, priest holes, Catholic missions
papistProtestant
Post-schism Western Christian
Calvinist · Lutheran · Anglican · Presbyterian · Methodist
papistheretic
Challenger of official doctrine
schismatic · iconoclast · Huguenot · apostate