papalize
papalize · papalizes · papalized · papalizing
To make papal; to introduce papal authority or Roman customsTo make papal; to introduce papal authority or Roman customs.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To make papal; to introduce papal authority or Roman customs.
(archaic, intransitive)To 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
Origin
From papal + -ize.From papal + -ize.
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Forms
papalizes, papalizing, papalized, papalizedWord family
1 related wordsDerivedpapalizer
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle