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papistical

/pəˈpɪstɪk(ə)l/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pa-pis-ti-cal
IPA
/pəˈpɪstɪk(ə)l/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Being of or connected with the Roman Catholic faith.

Derogatory

Etymology

From Late Latin papisticus + -al.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /pəˈpɪstɪk(ə)l/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more papistical (comparative) most papistical (superlative)

Derived Forms

papistically

Synonyms

papistic roman r.c. romanist romish roman catholic popish papist

Questions

How do you pronounce papistical?
The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈpɪstɪk(ə)l/.
What does papistical mean?
Being of or connected with the Roman Catholic faith.
Where does papistical come from?
From Late Latin papisticus + -al.

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