antipapalist

/æntɪˈpæpəˌlɪst/

Definitions

1. noun

A person who opposes or is opposed to the papacy or the Catholic Church, especially in the context of the British Civil Wars and the 17th-century English Commonwealth.

“During the English Civil War, many antipapalists fought against the royalist forces.”

Synonyms

  • anticlerical
  • antipapal
  • antipapalist
  • papaphobe

Antonyms

  • papal
  • papalist
  • papaphile