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Synonyms for papacy


Grammar : Noun
Spell : pey-puh-see
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpeɪ pə si

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Définition of papacy

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Medieval Latin papatia "papal office," from Late Latin papa "pope" (see pope). Old English had papdom in this sense.
  • As in Apostolic See : noun pope's jurisdiction
  • As in pope : noun head of catholic church
Example sentences :
  • He was waiting to obtain the papacy, when he would deal better with the abuses.
  • Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • It represented the triumph of the Papacy over the infidel of all dates.
  • Extract from : « A Writer's Recollections (In Two Volumes), Volume I » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
  • He was also reconciled with the papacy and the House of Austria.
  • Extract from : « Memoirs of Marguerite de Valois, Complete » by Marguerite de Valois, Queen of Navarre
  • Belonged to the English Wolsey, didn't it, in the days when he wanted the Papacy?
  • Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
  • In temporal affairs, the theory of the Papacy rejects the theory of the democracy.
  • Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
  • The theory of the democracy rejects the theory of the Papacy.
  • Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
  • As a nepotist Sixtus was almost unsurpassed in the history of the Papacy.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Cesare Borgia » by Raphael Sabatini
  • The strength and wealth of the papacy were greatly increased.
  • Extract from : « Peter the Hermit » by Daniel A. Goodsell
  • Living, I am the foe of the Papacy; and dead, I will be its foe twice over.
  • Extract from : « Short Studies on Great Subjects » by James Anthony Froude
  • The Emperor's triumph was, indeed, as fatal to the Papacy as it was to Wolsey.
  • Extract from : « Henry VIII. » by A. F. Pollard
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