Papacy

What do we mean by papacy?

The office and jurisdiction of a pope. noun

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

A succession or line of popes. noun

The system of church government headed by the pope. noun

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

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

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. noun

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

The popes, collectively; the succession of popes. noun

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

The office of the pope. noun

The period of a particular pope's reign. noun

The government of the Roman Catholic Church noun

The office of the pope.

The period of a particular pope's reign.

Roman Catholicism generally.

Words that are spelled similarly to papacy:
papacy, papay, papac.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word papacy:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe papacy:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective papacy:
years, hereditary, supreme, nothing, resorts, downwards, control, luther, today, independent, returns, odo, spread, dates, pippin, bulls, desires, interference, power, maifreda, clergy, delight, part, the, history, right, leaves, contrary, claims, something, decline, hold, people, hitherto, counts, moves, prestige, return, promise, home, contest, schismatic, months, controversy, rome.

Consonant match to papacy:
purposer, purpose her.

Words that sound like papacy:
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