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Synonyms of Roman Catholic

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Another word for Roman Catholic is papal. Other synonyms of Roman Catholic are Catholic, dogan, left-footer, mackerel snapper and papist.

Synonyms and similar words for Roman Catholic

nounA person who belongs to the Roman Catholic Church.

CatholicA member of the Roman Catholic Church (which is also elliptically called the Catholic Church).
doganA Roman Catholic, especially one of Irish origin.
left-footerA Roman Catholic, especially one of Irish descent.
mackerel snapperA Roman Catholic.
papistA Roman Catholic, especially one whose loyalties are seen to be with the papacy in Rome.
popist
RomistA Roman Catholic.
dago

adjectiveMore synonyms

papalHaving to do with the pope or the papacy.
papish derogatoryRoman Catholic.
popish derogatory
Romish derogatoryOf, like, pertaining to, or supporting Romanism or the Roman Catholic Church.

Meaning of Roman Catholic

adjective Of or pertaining to the Catholic Church and Catholicism.
adjective Of or pertaining to the Latin rite, Latin Church, or Roman Rite of the Catholic Church.
noun A person who belongs to the Roman Catholic Church.

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Questions about synonyms of Roman Catholic

What is another word for Roman Catholic?: Roman Catholic has 12 synonyms on Word.ws, such as papal, Catholic, dogan, left-footer, mackerel snapper, papist, popist and Romist.
What does Roman Catholic mean?: Roman Catholic means of or pertaining to the Catholic Church and Catholicism.

Adapted from Wiktionary: Roman Catholic (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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