papacy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈpeɪ.pə.si/
- pāʹ-pə-sē
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Etymology
Circa 14th century, from Middle English papacie, papassie, from Medieval Latin pāpātia, from Latin pāpa (“pope”) + -tia (“office, rank”) (English -cy).
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The office of a pope.
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(countable, uncountable, usually) The office of a pope. ▸ The office of the pope of Rome, who is the head of the Roman Catholic Church.
The Vatican defends the primacy of the papacy.
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(countable, uncountable) The period of a particular pope's reign.
The papacy of John Paul II ended in 2005, after the pope's long battle with illness ended.
- (countable, derogatory, often, uncountable) Roman Catholicism generally: synonym of popery.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| papacies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Deriveds
Relateds
papal · pope · abbacy (the state of being a father or a father figure) · fatherness (the state of being a father or a father figure) · paternity (the state of being a father or a father figure) · papism · popishness
Translations (48)
es papado (the office) · oc papat (the office) · la pāpātia (the office) · gl papado (the office) · nl pontificaat (the period) · da pavedømme (the office) · hy պապություն (the office) · sv påvedöme (the office) · it papato (the office) · nl pausdom (the office) · ca papat (the office) · de Papstamt (the office) · pl papiestwo (the office) · oc pontificat (the office) · el παπισμός (the office) · pt papado (the office) · pt papado (the period) · ca pontificat (the office) · mi popitanga (the period) · hy պապություն (the period) · fr papauté (the office) · fi paavius (the office) · ca pontificat (the period) · de Pontifikat (the period) · gl pontificado (the period) · pl pontyfikat (the period) · gl papado (the period) · fi paavikausi (the period) · ca papat (the period) · hu pápaság (the office) · nl pausdom (the period) · pl tiara (the office) · rgn papêt (the office) · nrf papaûté (the period) · es papado (the period) · hu pápaság (the period) · no pavedømme (the office) · pl tron Piotrowy (the office) · mi popitanga (the office) · ru па́пство (the office) · nrf papaûté (the office) · it pontificato (the period) · hy պապականություն (the office) · oc papautat (the office) · ru па́пство (the period) · gl pontificado (the office) · nl pontificaat (the office) · rgn papêt (the period)