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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_153641" /> ==
<p> (n.) A Roman catholic; one who adheres to the Church of Rome and the authority of the pope; - an offensive designation applied to Roman Catholics by their opponents. </p>
        
== Charles Buck Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_20260" /> ==
<p> One who adheres to the communion of the pope and church of Rome. </p> <p> See POPE, and [[Popery]] </p>
        
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_54234" /> ==
<p> (Lat. papista, i.e. an adherent of the pope) is generally applied with some admixture of contempt to Roman Catholics. Of itself, the name [[Papist]] implies nothing more than that he is an adherent of the pope; but in its popular use it includes all the distinctive doctrines of the Roman Catholics, and especially those which are supposed to be peculiarly cherished by the supporters of the papal authority. It is therefore, in many cases, held to be synonymous with the profession of the most extreme opinions permitted in the Church of Rome, and even those which are popularly regarded as superstitious. [[Understood]] literally, no consistent Roman [[Catholic]] would disclaim it; but in the imputed signification explained above it is held to be offensive. </p>
        
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<ref name="term_153641"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/papist Papist from Webster's Dictionary]</ref>
         
<ref name="term_20260"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/charles-buck-theological-dictionary/papist Papist from Charles Buck Theological Dictionary]</ref>
         
<ref name="term_54234"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/papist Papist from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
        
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