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Papists

Term for Roman Catholics, whose religious leader is the Pope (adjective form, papal); often used in the past in a disparaging sense by anti-Catholics.

Deists

Term used in the 17th and 18th centuries for those who believe in a God as revealed in nature and understood through reason, rejecting beliefs based on supernatural revelation, i.e., through sacred texts such as the Bible.

Mahometans

Mohammedans or Muslims, followers of Islam.