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PAPISTICAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does papistical mean?
• PAPISTICAL (adjective)
The adjective PAPISTICAL has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to or supporting Romanism
Familiarity information: PAPISTICAL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or supporting Romanism
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
papist; papistic; papistical; popish; R.C.; Roman; Roman Catholic; Romanist; romish
Context example:
the Roman Catholic Church
Derivation:
papist (an offensive term for Roman Catholics; originally, a Roman Catholic who was a strong advocate of the papacy)
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