Antipapistical

/ˌæntiˌpeɪpɪˈstɪkəl/ adjective

Definition

Of, relating to, or having the characteristics of antipapism or antipapists.

Etymology

From antipapistic + -al (forming adjectives). An archaic or formal variant of antipapistic, appearing in older theological and historical texts.

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Antipapistical texts from the 16th-18th centuries reveal how religious disputes were actually proxy wars for political power—kings used antipapism to justify seizing church property and authority, mixing theology with naked ambition.

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