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papacy

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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 [pay-pa-see]
Noun
pl -cies
1. the office or term of office of a pope
2. the system of government in the Roman Catholic Church that has the pope as its head [Medieval Latin papa pope]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.papacypapacy - 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
French papacy [ˈpeɪpəsɪ] npapauté f
German papacy [ˈpeɪpəsɪ] nPapsttum nt;
during the papacy of Paul VI → während der Amtszeit von Papst Paul VI

Italian papacy [ˈpeɪpəsɪ] npapato

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Pope Julius the Second was assisted in reaching the papacy by a reputation for liberality, yet he did not strive afterwards to keep it up, when he made war on the King of France; and he made many wars without imposing any extraordinary tax on his subjects, for he supplied his additional expenses out of his long thriftiness.
On reaching home Alexey Alexandrovitch went to his study, as he usually did, seated himself in his low chair, opened a book on the Papacy at the place where he had laid the paper-knife in it, and read till one o'clock, just as he usually did.
Early known as one of the ablest English thinkers and philosophers, he was already opposing certain doctrines and practices of the Church when he was led to become a chief spokesman for King Edward and the nation in their refusal to pay the tribute which King John, a century and a half before, had promised to the Papacy and which was now actually demanded.
 
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