Paisleyite

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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

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Meanings

nounPaisleyite (plural Paisleyites)

plural Paisleyites

  1. UKneologismgovernmentA 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

Origin

From Paisley + -ite.

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APA

Paisleyite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Paisleyite

MLA

“Paisleyite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Paisleyite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Paisleyite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Paisleyite.

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