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Papist, n. (a.) Also: -iste, -e(i)st; pappist; pepist. [e.m.E. papist (1534), F. papiste (1525 in Godef. Compl.), 16th c. L. papista.] A papist, a supporter of papacy, a Roman Catholic.Common from c 1560. Appar. usually hostile or disparaging. 1561 St. A. Kirk S. 135.
That he was nether ane papist nor ane calwynist … bot Jesus Cristis man 1561 Q. Kennedy Compendious Ressonyng (ed.) 177/2, etc.
That the papistis will say mes for ane kow 1561 Edinb. B. Rec. III. 117.
Proclamationis … maid … aganis papistis idolataris and mes mongaris 1562-3 Winȝet I. 78/23. Ib. 57/1.
Cryand papistis, papistis, mekand the semple … membris of Christis body as ane gesting-stok 1565 Canongate Kirk S. (ed.) 32.
Ony persone or personeis, papest or protestantis 1558-66 Knox II. 157, etc. 1567 Sat. P. vi. 99. c1568 Lauder Minor P. i. 285. 1579 Misc. Bann. C. II. 196.
Foure Pepistis Kingdomes 1580 Hay in Cath. Tr. (S.T.S.) 42/17.
And fra quhilk pape call ye ws papistes 1581 Reg. Privy C. III. 432.
Papeistis a1595 Cullen Chron. Aberd. 39.
Be the dewyse of the paip, cardinallis [etc.] … and haill rabell of that dewillige sowrtt of papistis 1593 Acts IV. 17/2.
Excommunicat Jesuittis or trafficquing papistes a1597-1617 Hist. Jas. VI 79; etc. 1622 Perth Kirk S. MS. 20 May.
To the support of the Kirk of France persecutit be the papeistis 1655 Moray Synod 120.
A traffiqueing papist called Sorle 1689 Melville Corr. 238.
I shall bee no more a catholicque or pappist

b. Appositive and attrib. (quasi-adj.): = Papistical, popish.sing. 1562-3 Winȝet I. 21/27.
Be reasoun it wes geuin to ȝow, as ȝe speik, be ane papiste bischope 1567 Sempill Sat. P. viii. 6.
Outher thow art ane papist loun [etc.] 1598 James VI Basil. Doron 74/4.
The ouirthrau of the papiste Kirke Id. Dæmonol. i. v. 18.
Like a papist priest 1660 Edinb. B. Rec. IX. 223.
The papist bookis … sequestrat for a tymeplur. a1578 Pitsc. I. 408/18.
Gif he had … left the evill consall of his papistis bischopis 1663 Alford Rec. 29.
All papistis recusantis … baptized within oure churche