papista
Portuguese, noun/paˈpis.tɐ/
papista is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a supporter of the supremacy of the Pope” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does papista mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinepromoting the supremacy of the Pope
Ser mais papista do que o papa.
- 2
femininemasculinepapist
noun
- 1
femininemasculinea supporter of the supremacy of the Pope
- 2
femininemasculinepapist
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of papista
- papistas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce papista?
- Brazil /paˈpis.tɐ/
- /paˈpiʃ.tɐ/
- Portugal /pɐˈpiʃ.tɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to papista
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is papista in Portuguese?
papista appears about once in every 12 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).