papistical

• Adjectif désuet se rapportant à l'Église catholique romaine ou à ses doctrines, souvent employé de manière péjorative ou polémique.

An obsolete adjective referring to the Roman Catholic Church or its doctrines, often used in a derogatory or polemical context.

1. Relating to the Pope or Roman CatholicismC2formalbritish

   Of, relating to, or supporting the Roman Catholic Church, especially its doctrines and practices. Often used in a historical or critical context.

   papiste

   • The historian described the medieval church as deeply papistical in its rituals.
   • Some Protestant reformers criticized the papistical elements of the liturgy.
   • The term 'papistical' was used in the 16th century to denote loyalty to the Pope.

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