papacy
21papacy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. the Vatican, Holy See. See clergy. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. the Vatican, the Holy See, the See of Rome, Pontificate, popedom, the shoes of the fisherman* …
22papacy — see POPE …
23PAPACY — the religious organization of ROMAN CATHOLICISM centered around the POPE and based in Rome …
24papacy — pa·pa·cy || peɪpÉ™sɪ n. position or authority of the Pope; period during which a pope rules; government of the Roman Catholic Church (headed by the Pope) …
25papacy — [ peɪpəsi] noun (plural papacies) 1》 the office or authority of the Pope. 2》 the tenure of office of a pope. Origin ME: from med. L. papatia, from papa pope …
26papacy — n. 1. Popedom. 2. Popes, line of popes, popes collectively …
27Papacy — the office of Pope, spiritual leader of the Western church …
28papacy — n primacy, pontificate, the See of Rome, the Holy See, the See of Peter, the primacy of Peter, the papal crown, the shoes of the fisherman; papality, papalism, Derog. papism; popedom, the Vatican, Vatican City, the Papal States …
29papacy — pa·pa·cy …
30papacy — pa•pa•cy [[t]ˈpeɪ pə si[/t]] n. pl. cies 1) rel the office, dignity, or jurisdiction of the pope 2) rel the system of Roman Catholic ecclesiastical government 3) rel the period during which a certain pope is in office 4) rel the succession or… …