Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,918,418,957 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

papacy
(redirected from papacies)

   Also found in: Encyclopedia 0.01 sec.
pa·pa·cy  (pp-s)
n. pl. pa·pa·cies
1. The office and jurisdiction of a pope.
2. The period of time during which a pope is in office.
3. A succession or line of popes: the Medici papacy.
4. Papacy Roman Catholic Church The system of church government headed by the pope.

[Middle English papacie, from Medieval Latin pptia, from Late Latin ppa, pope; see pope.]

papacy [ˈpeɪpəsɪ]
n pl -cies
1. (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) the office or term of office of a pope
2. (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) the system of government in the Roman Catholic Church that has the pope as its head
[from Medieval Latin pāpātia, from pāpa pope1]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.papacy - the government of the Roman Catholic Churchpapacy - the government of the Roman Catholic Church
authorities, government, regime - the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities"
Translations
papacy [ˈpeɪpəsɪ] Npapado m, pontificado m

papacy [ˈpeɪpəsi] npapauté f

papacy
nPapsttum nt; during the papacy of …während der Amtszeit des Papstes …, unter Papst

papacy [ˈpeɪpəsɪ] npapato

papacy
n papacy [ˈpeipəsi]
1 the position or power of the pope The papacy is the central authority of the Roman Catholic church. pousdom منصِب البابا папство papežství pavedømme das päpstliche Amt αξίωμα του πάπα papado, pontificado paavstlus مقام پاپ اعظم paavius papauté אַפִיפיוֹרוּת पोप का पद, परमर्ध्माध्यक्ष-पद papinstvo pápaság kedudukan paus páfadómur papato 教皇権 교황의 지위(직) popiežiaus valdžia, pontifikatas pāvesta vara paus pausdom pavedømme papiestwo papado papalitate папский престол pápežstvo papeštvo papstvo påvedöme, påvestol ตำแหน่งหรืออำนาจของสันตะปาปา papalık 教皇職位 папство پاپائيت، پوپ کا منصب chức giáo hoàng
2 government by popes the history of the papacy. pousdom بابَويَّه папство papežství pavemagt das Papsttum παπισμός papado paavstisüsteem دوران پاپی paavihallinto papauté אַפִיפיוֹרִי पोप का पद या पद की अवधि, पोप प्रणाली, पोपतंत्र papinstvo pápaság pemerintahan paus páfastjórn papato 教皇制度 교황제도 popiežiaus valdžia pāvesta valdīšanas laiks masa sso menjadi paus pausdom pavevelde; pontifikat papiestwo papado papalitate папство pápežstvo papeštvo papinska vlast påvevälde การปกครองของสันตะปาปา papalık 教皇政治 папство پاپاؤں کي حکومت chế độ giáo hoàng


Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Dictionary browser?   Full browser?
 
A quick romp through the eight papacies of this last century reveals a diverse pattern of office holders.
 
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.