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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