papalize
English
editEtymology
editVerb
editpapalize (third-person singular simple present papalizes, present participle papalizing, simple past and past participle papalized)
- (transitive) To make papal; to introduce papal authority or Roman customs.
- (intransitive, archaic) 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
- 1783 April 20, William Cowper, letter to Rev. John Newton
Derived terms
editReferences
edit“papalize”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.