Synonyms for papacy
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : pey-puh-see |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpeɪ pə si |
Top 10 synonyms for papacy Other synonyms for the word papacy
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
- 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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