🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Papismo

Pronunciation / Transliteration: paˈpizmo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Papism/ˈpeɪ.pɪ.zəm/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #15000 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O papismo é frequentemente criticado por reformadores."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The doctrine or practices associated with the authority of the Pope in the Roman Catholic Church.

    "Many Protestant reformers rejected papism as a form of ecclesiastical tyranny."
  2. 2

    A derogatory term for the beliefs and practices of the Roman Catholic Church.

    "The pamphlet criticized papism, arguing for a return to simpler, more direct forms of worship."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'Papism' originates from the Latin 'papa', meaning 'father', which referred to the Bishop of Rome. It evolved in the 16th century during the Reformation, where it was used pejoratively by Protestant reformers to criticize the authority of the Pope and the Catholic Church.

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