papal en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈpeɪpəl/
- [ˈpʰeɪ̯.p(ʰ)əɫ]
Etymology
From Middle English papal, from Old French papal and Medieval Latin pāpālis (“papal”).
Meanings
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Having to do with the pope or the papacy.
In both the 2005 and 2013 papal elections there were whispers circulating that back in 1976 Francis had failed to help the two priests in their hour of need.
2025 April 21, Peter Stanford, “Pope Francis obituary”, in The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more papal | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most papal | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
papal infallibility · unpapal · papalist · papalize · papal cross · papal bull · papal supremacy · papalism · antipapal · papally · nonpapal
Relateds
Translations (25)
nn paveleg (related to the pope or papacy) · cs papežský (related to the pope or papacy) · sv påvlig (related to the pope or papacy) · pl papieski (related to the pope or papacy) · oc papal (related to the pope or papacy) · hu pápai (related to the pope or papacy) · es papal (related to the pope or papacy) · fi paavillinen (related to the pope or papacy) · da pavelig (related to the pope or papacy) · fr papal (related to the pope or papacy) · sv påve- (related to the pope or papacy) · pl apostolski (related to the pope or papacy) · pt papal (related to the pope or papacy) · eo papa (related to the pope or papacy) · de päpstlich (related to the pope or papacy) · sh папски (related to the pope or papacy) · ast papal (related to the pope or papacy) · hy պապական (related to the pope or papacy) · bg папски (related to the pope or papacy) · it papale (related to the pope or papacy) · ru па́пский (related to the pope or papacy) · nl pauselijk (related to the pope or papacy) · nb pavelig (related to the pope or papacy) · gl papal (related to the pope or papacy) · ca papal (related to the pope or papacy)