Paulist

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/ ˈpɔ lɪst /

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noun Roman Catholic Church.

a member of the “Missionary Society of St. Paul the Apostle,” a community of priests founded in New York in 1858.

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Origin of Paulist

First recorded in 1880–85; Paul + -ist

Words nearby Paulist

Pauling, Pauling, Linus, Paulinism, Paulinus, Paulinus of Nola, Paulist, Paul IV, Paul Jones, paulownia, Paul Pry, “Paul Revere's Ride”

How to use Paulist in a sentence

Sybil was a simple and devout worshipper at the ritualistic altar; she bent humbly before the Paulist fathers.
Democracy An American Novel|Henry Adams
I asked a noble Paulist father whom I met once on a railroad train.
That Last Waif|Horace Fletcher
That city has, also, a conciliar seminary in charge of the Paulist fathers, and two hospitals subordinate to the miter.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 (Vol 28 of 55)|Various
There was no time to visit the schools, to whose improvement the Paulist Government attaches high importance.
South America To-day|Georges Clemenceau

The opening up of the interior led, about the year 1750, to the conquest of the Paulist Republic.
The Story of the Nations: Portugal|H. Morse Stephens