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papalizing

papalizing is the present participle and gerund of papalize.

Meaning of papalize

Verb

papalize (third-person singular simple present papalizes, present participle papalizing, simple past and past participle papalized)

  1. (transitive) To make papal; to introduce papal authority or Roman customs.
  2. (archaic, intransitive) To conform to popery.
    • papalizing is the crime with which he charges all of that denomination1783 April 20, William Cowper, letter to Rev. John Newton

Questions about papalizing

What is papalizing the present participle and gerund of?
Papalizing is the present participle and gerund of papalize.

Words near papalizing in the dictionary

  1. papalize
  2. papalized
  3. papalizer
  4. papalizers
  5. papalizes
  6. papalizing
  7. papall
  8. Papallasen
  9. papally
  10. papaloi
  11. papalois

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