ˈɹəʊmən ˈpeɪp.ɪst pəˈpɪstɪk(ə)l ˈpəʊpɪʃ ˈpoʊpɪʃ of or relating to or supporting Romanism the Roman Catholic Church the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy a member of the Roman Catholic Church