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Orthodox. [Obs.]

Of or pertaining to the pancratium; athletic. Sir T. Browne

Of or pertaining to pantheism; founded in, or leading to, pantheism. -- Pan`the*is"tic*al*ly, adv.

Of or pertaining to the Church of Rome and its doctrines and ceremonies; pertaining to popery; popish; -- used disparagingly. "The old papistic worship." T. Warton. -- Pa*pis"tic*al*ly, adv.

Exemplary. -- Par`a*dig*mat"ic*al*ly, adv. [Obs.]

Of or relating to a paragraphist. [R.] Beau. & Fl.

Of or pertaining to a parallax.

See Paralytic.

Paraphrasing; of the nature of paraphrase; explaining, or translating in words more clear and ample than those of the author; not literal; free. -- Par`a*phras"tic*al*ly, adv.

Of the nature of a parasite; fawning for food or favors; sycophantic. "Parasitic preachers." Milton.

of a parenthesis; pertaining to, or expressed in, or as in, a parenthesis; as, a parenthetical clause; a parenthetic remark. A parenthetical observation of Moses himself. Hales.

In a parenthetical manner; by way of parenthesis; by parentheses.

Of or pertaining to paronomasia; consisting in a play upon words.

Pathetic. [R.] -- Pa*thet"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Pa*thet"ic*al*ness, n.

Patriotic; that pertains to a patriot. -- Pa`tri*ot"ic*al*ly, adv.

Of or pertaining to the Fathers of the Christian church. The voluminous editor of Jerome anf of tons of patristic theology. I. Taylor.

a pedant; ostentatious of learning; as, a pedantic writer; a pedantic description; a pedantical affectation. "Figures pedantical." Shak.

In a pedantic manner.

Peripatetic. [R.] Hales.

Expressing, or expressed, in more words than are necessary; characterized by periphrase; circumlocutory. Periphrastic conjugation (Gram.), a conjugation formed by the use of the simple verb with one or more auxiliaries.