papacy
noun/ˈpeɪpəsi/
Frequency rank: #12,811 most common English word
Meaning
The office, authority, or tenure of the Pope as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
Example sentence
The historian wrote about how the papacy shaped European politics during the Middle Ages.
Synonyms & related words
- pontificate
- papalism
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