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papacy

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/ˈpeɪ.pə.si/

Definition of papacy

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The office of a pope.
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The office of a pope.
  2. (countable, uncountable, usually)The office of a pope.
    “The Vatican defends the primacy of the papacy.”
  3. (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.”
  4. (countable, derogatory, often, uncountable)Roman Catholicism generally: synonym of popery.

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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).

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