papalize

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verb

To make papal; to introduce papal authority or Roman customs.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person papalizes · participle present papalizing · participle past papalized · past papalized

  1. transitiveTo make papal; to introduce papal authority or Roman customs.
  2. archaicintransitiveTo conform to popery.

    1783 April 20, William Cowper, letter to Rev. John Newton papalizing is the crime with which he charges all of that denomination

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
papize

Origin

From papal + -ize.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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