papacy

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.

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

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

papacy - the government of the Roman Catholic Church pontificate 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" Bishop of Rome, Catholic Pope, Holy Father, pontiff, pope, Roman Catholic Pope, Vicar of Christ - the head of the Roman Catholic Church

Translations

papacy [ˈpeɪpəsɪ] n → papauté f

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papacy [ˈpeɪpəsɪ] n → Papsttum nt;

during the papacy of Paul VI → während der Amtszeit von Papst Paul VI

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papacy [ˈpeɪpəsɪ] n → papato