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papacy |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Papacy \Pa"pa*cy\, n. [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 From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: papacy n : the government of the Roman Catholic Church [syn: {pontificate}]
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