Paulist

American  

[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.

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Etymology

Origin of Paulist

First recorded in 1880–85; Paul + -ist

Example Sentences

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

The priest, then 36, newly ordained and a member of the Paulist order, had been preparing the lunchtime meal.

From Washington Post • Jan. 3, 2015

Despite repeated entreaties by agents, friends, a Paulist priest and Mr. Wojtowicz's mother to end the standoff, it continued as darkness fell and floodlights brightened the stage.

From New York Times • Aug. 22, 2012

Father Hill was formerly a member of the Paulist community in New York city.

From Donahoe's Magazine, Vol. XV, No. 4, April, 1886 Volume 15 (January 1886 - July 1886) by Various