
1) Authorities 2) Church rule 3) Government 4) Holy office 5) Jurisdiction of benedict xvi 6) Office of the Vatican 7) Pontificate 8) Regime 9) Roman rule 10) Tenure of John Paul II 11) Vatican jurisdiction 12) Vatican period 13) Vatican rule
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1) Pontificate 2) The holy see
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• (n.) The Roman Catholic religion; -- commonly used by the opponents of the Roman Catholics in disparagement or in an opprobrious sense. • (n.) The office and dignity of the pope, or pontiff, of Rome; papal jurisdiction. • (n.) The popes, collectively; the succession of popes.
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the office and jurisdiction of the bishop of Rome, the pope (Latin: papa, from Greek pappas, `father`), who presides over the central government of ... [87 related articles]
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The office of the
pope, or bishop of Rome, as head of the Roman Catholic Church. ...
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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. ... Origin: LL. Papatia, fr. L. Papa a father, bishop. See Pope. ... Source: W...
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Pa'pa·cy noun [ Late Latin
papatia , from Latin
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; -- com...
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[
n] - the government of the Roman Catholic Church
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pontificate noun the government of the Roman Catholic Church
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