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papism

papism noun: the Roman Catholic faith.

Noun

papism (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory, often) the Roman Catholic faith
    Synonyms:
    Roman Catholicism § Synonyms

Synonyms of papism

  • Roman Catholicism § Synonyms

Origin of papism

From papist.

Words formed from papism

Questions about papism

What does papism mean?
Papism means the Roman Catholic faith.
What part of speech is papism?
Papism is a noun.

Words near papism in the dictionary

  1. papish
  2. papisher
  3. papishers
  4. papishes
  5. papishly
  6. papism
  7. papisms
  8. papissa
  9. papist
  10. papistic
  11. papistical

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