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papal |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Papal \Pa"pal\, a. [F., fr L. papa bishop. See {Papacy}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the pope of Rome; proceeding from the pope; ordered or pronounced by the pope; as papal jurisdiction; a papal edict; the papal benediction. --Milman. 2. Of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church. ``Papal Christians.'' --Bp. Burnet. {Papal cross}. See Illust. 3 of {Cross}. {Papal crown}, the tiara. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: papal adj : proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles; "papal dispensation" [syn: {apostolic}]
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