Thesaurus: papacy

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1. n. The office and dignity of the pope, or pontiff, of Rome; papal jurisdiction.
2. n. The popes, collectively; the succession of popes.
3. n. The Roman Catholic religion; -- commonly used by the opponents of the Roman Catholics in disparagement or in an opprobrious sense.
4. n. the government of the Roman Catholic Church
5. 1. The office and dignity of the pope, or pontiff, of Rome; papal jurisdiction. 2. The popes, collectively; the succession of popes. 3. The Roman Catholic religion; -- commonly used by the opponents of the Roman Catholics in disparagement or in an opprobrious sense.
6. n:100 n. the government of the Roman Catholic Church