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Paisleyite

Paisleyite noun: a political supporter of Ian Paisley ((1926 - 2014) ), loyalist politician and Protestant religious leader from Northern Ireland who served as leader of the Democratic Unionist Party.

Noun

Paisleyite (plural Paisleyites)

  1. (UK, neologism) A political supporter of Ian Paisley ((1926 - 2014) ), loyalist politician and Protestant religious leader from Northern Ireland who served as leader of the Democratic Unionist Party
    • Meanwhile, the current leadershp of Irish Republicanism are literally pleading with Orange Settlers, Paileyites et al to engage in what you call "constitutional", democratic pursuits and to ignore the right of the Irish people to self-determine our own future.2006 July 13, Ciaran Damery, “Shift in Sinn Fein engagement with PSNI”, in Slugger O'Toole

Forms of Paisleyite

pluralPaisleyites

Origin of Paisleyite

From Paisley + -ite.

Questions about Paisleyite

What does Paisleyite mean?
Paisleyite means a political supporter of Ian Paisley ((1926 - 2014) ), loyalist politician and Protestant religious leader from Northern Ireland who served as leader of the Democratic Unionist Party.
What part of speech is Paisleyite?
Paisleyite is a noun.
What is the plural of Paisleyite?
The plural of Paisleyite is Paisleyites.

Words near Paisleyite in the dictionary

  1. Paislee
  2. paisley
  3. Paisley Underground
  4. paisleyed
  5. Paisleyism
  6. Paisleyite
  7. Paisleyites
  8. paisleylike
  9. paisleys
  10. Pait
  11. Paitan

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