Paulist1
/ˈpɔːlɪst/noun
1In India, especially the former Portuguese colony of Goa: a Jesuit. Now historical.
2A member of the Missionary Society of St Paul the Apostle, founded in 1858 as a Roman Catholic organization for missionary work in New York.
adjective
Of or belonging to the Paulists.
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in George Havers (fl. 1665). From the name of St Paul + -ist.
Paulist2
/ˈpaʊlɪst/rare
noun
= Paulista.
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in Reinhold Forster (1729–1798). From the male forename Paul + -ist, after French Pauliste.
- safety bell
- safety belt
- safety bicycle
- safety boat
- safety box
- safety cab
- safety cage
- safety car
- safety catch
- safety chain
- safety committee
- safety-critical
- safety curtain
- safety deposit
- safety distance
- safety engineer
- safety engineering
- safety factor
- safety film
- safety first
- safety-firster
- safety fund
- safety fuse
- safety glass
- safety harness