PAPALIZE

Etymology

Verb

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

(transitive) To make papal.

(intransitive, obsolete) To conform to popery.

Source: Wiktionary


Pa"pal*ize, v. t.

Definition: To make papal. [R.]

Pa"pal*ize, v. i.

Definition: To conform to popery. Cowper.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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