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papal (iou)



papal adjective. LME.
[Old & mod. French from medieval Latin papalis, formed as PAPA noun1: see -AL1.]
Of or pertaining to a pope, the Pope, or the papacy. LME.
J. Gardner Hildebrand accepted of the papal tiara under the title of Gregory VII.
Supporting or following the Pope; belonging to the Roman Catholic Church. Now rare. L16.
Special collocations: papal court (chiefly Hist.) (a) the entourage of the Pope; (b) = CURIA 3. papal cross: with three transoms. Papal See = SEE noun1 2b. Papal States Hist. the Pope's temporal dominions, esp. those in central Italy. papal system the system of organization within the Roman Catholic Church, in which the Pope is both religious and political leader. papal vicar: see VICAR 3. Papal Zouave: see ZOUAVE 1b.
papalism noun L19.
papalist noun & adjective (a) noun a supporter of the Pope or the papacy; (b) adjective of or pertaining to papalism or papalists: M18.
papally adverb in a papal manner; from a papal point of view; as a pope: E17.
papalty noun = PAPALITY 1 L16-M19.