papacy

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noun

The office of the pope.“The papacy represents the head of the Catholic Church.”
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.”
Roman Catholicism generally.

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Synonyms

pontificate popedom holy see apostolic see see of rome roman see papal supremacy papal court vatican prelacy archbishopry bishopry prelature penitentiaryship apostolate bishopric

Associated

avignon coria antichrist consecrated pope clement schism bishop titular papal pius conclave

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