Masculine
paap
Meaning
- (derogatory, masculine) Slur for a Roman Catholic cleric.
- (broadly, derogatory, humorous, masculine) papist (slur for any Roman Catholic)
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Synonyms
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/paːp/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle Dutch pape (“priest, secular cleric”), from Old Dutch *papo (“priest”), from Latin papa, from Ancient Greek παπᾶς (papâs). Cognate to German Pfaffe. Doublet of paus.
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