papistical

[pey-pis-ti-kuhl, puh-]

pa·pis·ti·cal

[pey-pis-ti-kuhl, puh-]
adjective Usually Disparaging.
of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church.
Also, pa·pis·tic.


Origin:
1530–40; probably < Middle French papistique (see papist, -ic) + -al1

pa·pis·ti·cal·ly, adverb
an·ti·pa·pis·tic, adjective
an·ti·pa·pis·ti·cal, adjective
non·pa·pis·tic, adjective
non·pa·pis·ti·cal, adjective
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Papistical is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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papist (ˈpeɪpɪst)
 
n, —adj
derogatory usually another term for Roman Catholic
 
[C16: from French papiste, from Church Latin pāpapope1]
 
pa'pistical
 
adj
 
pa'pistic
 
adj
 
'papistry
 
n

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