Defn: Papillary; papillose.
PAPILLULATE
Pa*pil"lu*late, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having a minute papilla in the center of a larger elevation or depression.
PAPION
Pa"pi*on, n. Etym: [Prob. from native name: cf. Sp. papion.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A West African baboon (Cynocephalus sphinx), allied to the chacma. Its color is generally chestnut, varying in tint.
PAPISM
Pa"pism, n. Etym: [F. papisme. See Pape, Pope.]
Defn: Popery; — an offensive term. Milton.
PAPIST
Pa"pist, n. Etym: [F. papiste. See Pape, Pope.]
Defn: A Roman catholic; one who adheres to the Church of Rome and the authority of the pope; — an offensive designation applied to Roman Catholics by their opponents.
PAPISTIC; PAPISTICAL
Pa*pis"tic, Pa*pis"tic*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. papistique.]