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papistical

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

adjective

, Disparaging.
  1. of or relating to the Roman Catholic Church.


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Other Words From

  • 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of papistical1

1530–40; probably < Middle French papistique ( papist, -ic ) + -al 1

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Example Sentences

This papistical monster was born at Bury, in Suffolk, and partly educated at Cambridge.

Such is the example of holiness that the flock may receive of the papistical bishops.

Henry Fitzsermon, an Irish Jesuit, was imprisoned for his papistical designs and seditious preaching.

One at least of the minds employed on the minor articles of the work had palpably a papistical leaning.

Given a Luther, and all the old papistical abuses are swept away like so much chaff before the wind.

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