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papismo

Portuguese, noun/paˈpiz.mu/

papismo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “The influence or predominance of the Pope” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does papismo mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculineThe influence or predominance of the Pope.

  2. 2

    derogatorymasculinepapism

  3. 3

    masculineA political and religious doctrine advocating the supremacy of papal authority.

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of papismo

  • papismos plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce papismo?

  • Brazil /paˈpiz.mu/
  • /paˈpiʒ.mu/
  • Portugal /pɐˈpiʒ.mu/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is papismo in Portuguese?

papismo appears about once in every 49 million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).