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Papacy

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. The office and jurisdiction of a pope.

n. The period of time during which a pope is in office.

n. A succession or line of popes: the Medici papacy.

n. Roman Catholic Church The system of church government headed by the pope.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. The office of the pope.

n. The period of a particular pope's reign.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. The office and dignity of the pope, or pontiff, of Rome; papal jurisdiction.

n. The popes, collectively; the succession of popes.

n. The Roman Catholic religion; -- commonly used by the opponents of the Roman Catholics in disparagement or in an opprobrious sense.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The office, dignity, and authority of the Pope or Bishop of Rome; the papal; jurisdiction; the ecclesiastical organization subject to the Pope.

n. The succession or line of popes, with its ecclesiastical and political traditions.

n. That system of ecclesiastical government which recognizes and is based upon the apostolic primacy and supreme authority of the Pope or Bishop of Rome over the church universal; the Church of Rome; the Roman Catholic Church.

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n. the government of the Roman Catholic Church

Word Usage

"Unfortunately, Pope Benedict's papacy is already shaping up as a series of such disasters."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

authorities government régime

Cross Reference

Roman Catholicism

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

pontificate popeship popedom popehood

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

feudalism monasticism paganism slave-power autocracy monarchy episcopacy