Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PA'PIST
PA'PISMPA-PIS'TIC, or PA-PIS'TICAL
PA'PIST, n. [Fr. papiste; It. papista; from Fr. pape, pope.]
A Roman catholic; one that adheres to the church of Rome and the authority of the pope. – Clarendon.
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