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papistical

UK/pəˈpɪstɪk(ə)l/

papistical adjective: being of or connected with the Roman Catholic faith.

Adjective

papistical (comparative more papistical, superlative most papistical)

  1. (derogatory) Being of or connected with the Roman Catholic faith.
    Synonyms:
    papistic

Synonyms of papistical

Forms of papistical

comparativemore papistical
superlativemost papistical

Origin of papistical

From Late Latin papisticus + -al.

Words formed from papistical

Questions about papistical

What does papistical mean?
Papistical means being of or connected with the Roman Catholic faith.
What part of speech is papistical?
Papistical is an adjective.
How do you pronounce papistical?
Papistical is pronounced /pəˈpɪstɪk(ə)l/ (UK).

Words near papistical in the dictionary

  1. papism
  2. papisms
  3. papissa
  4. papist
  5. papistic
  6. papistical
  7. papistically
  8. papistly
  9. papistries
  10. papistry
  11. papists

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