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PAPACY
papacy, pontificate
(noun) the government of the Roman Catholic Church
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
papacy (countable and uncountable, plural papacies)
The office of the pope.
The period of a particular pope's reign.
Roman Catholicism generally.
Source: Wiktionary
Pa"pa*cy, n. Etym: [LL. papatia, fr. L. papa a father, bishop. See Pope.]
1. The office and dignity of the pope, or pontiff, of Rome; papal jurisdiction.
2. The popes, collectively; the succession of popes.
3. The Roman Catholic religion; -- commonly used by the opponents of the Roman Catholics in disparagement or in an opprobrious sense.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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