Synonyms for papal
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : pey-puh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpeɪ pəl |
Définition of papal
Origin :- late 14c., from Old French papal (late 14c.) and directly from Medieval Latin papalis "pertaining to the pope," from papa (see pope).
- adj pertaining to the pope
- He enjoys the privileges of a papal offspring, and there is no sanctuary he will respect.
- Extract from : « The Strolling Saint » by Raphael Sabatini
- Now, Cesare, being a duke, resents a cousin's being a papal legate.
- Extract from : « The Life of Cesare Borgia » by Raphael Sabatini
- Matters were at this stage when Alexander VI ascended the papal throne.
- Extract from : « The Life of Cesare Borgia » by Raphael Sabatini
- The English people are waiting for their turn while Papal behests are executed.
- Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
- Britannia is the humble, obedient servant of Papal Hibernia.
- Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
- The Papal hierarchy and their subordinates are resolved to be supreme.
- Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
- Let it not be thought that the papal party were worse than the other.
- Extract from : « History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth. Vol. II. » by James Anthony Froude
- Some argued that no papal dispensation could authorize or justify such a marriage.
- Extract from : « Queen Elizabeth » by Jacob Abbott
- So much for papal infallibility; what one condemns the other approves.
- Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
- In the meantime he received the news of the papal absolution.
- Extract from : « Erasmus and the Age of Reformation » by Johan Huizinga
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