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Papacy

//ˈpeɪ.pə.si// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The office of a pope. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the government of the Roman Catholic Church wordnet
  3. 3
    The office of a pope.; The office of the pope of Rome, who is the head of the Roman Catholic Church. countable, uncountable, usually

    "The Vatican defends the primacy of the papacy."

  4. 4
    The period of a particular pope's reign. countable, uncountable

    "The papacy of John Paul II ended in 2005, after the pope's long battle with illness ended."

  5. 5
    Roman Catholicism generally: synonym of popery. countable, derogatory, often, uncountable

Etymology

Circa 14th century, from Middle English papacie, papassie, from Medieval Latin pāpātia, from Latin pāpa (“pope”) + -tia (“office, rank”) (English -cy).

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