Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

papistry

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pa-pistry
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The Roman Catholic faith.

Countable; Derogatory; Uncountable

Etymology

From papist + -ry.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Synonyms

Roman Catholicism § Synonyms

Questions

What does papistry mean?
The Roman Catholic faith.
Where does papistry come from?
From papist + -ry.

How to pronounce papistry

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