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Paulist

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[paw-list] / ˈpɔ lɪst /

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of Paulist

First recorded in 1880–85; Paul + -ist

Example Sentences

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But the awards were founded in 1974 by the most peculiar sort of hyphenate: a 6-foot-7 priest-producer named Father Ellwood “Bud” Kieser of the church’s Paulist Fathers society.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2023

But Father Dick Sparks, a Paulist priest in Vero Beach, Florida, said that a case can be made for it.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 26, 2019

Ironically, the owners are the Paulist Fathers, a Catholic order whose core mission includes promoting Catholic books.

From Washington Post • Feb. 9, 2013

Founded in New York by the Paulist Fathers in 1881 as the Columbus Press, the Paulist Press is one of the country’s most distinguished religious publishing houses, producing books by writers of all faiths.

From New York Times • Jul. 30, 2010

Individuality is an integral and conspicuous element in the life of the Paulist.

From Life of Father Hecker by Elliott, Walter

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