papist
/ˈpeɪp.ɪst/noun, adjective
papist is spelled P-A-P-I-S-T: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 89,388th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, papist means “A Roman Catholic, especially one whose loyalties are seen to be with the papacy in Rome” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of papist is papists.
How many letters and syllables are in papist?
| Letters | 6: P-A-P-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 89,388th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is papist?
Papist appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 89,388th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce papist?
- UK /ˈpeɪp.ɪst/
Papist has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-papist.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of papist
- papists plural
- more papist comparative
- most papist superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does papist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Roman Catholic, especially one whose loyalties are seen to be with the papacy in Rome.
adjective
- 1
Roman Catholic.
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of papist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Papist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense slur: Roman Catholic:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | papiste |
| German | Papist, Papistin, Kathole, Katholin, papistisch |
| Portuguese | papista |
| Spanish | papista |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does papist come from?
From Middle French papiste, from Latin pāpa (“pope”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).