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Camerlingo :: Camerlingo (n.) The papal chamberlain; the cardinal who presides over the pope's household. He has at times possessed great power.

Papalize :: Papalize (v. t.) To make papal.

Penitentiary :: Penitentiary (n.) An office of the papal court which examines cases of conscience, confession, absolution from vows, etc., and delivers decisions, dispensations, etc. Its chief is a cardinal, called the Grand Penitentiary, appointed by the pope..

Bulla :: Bulla (n.) A leaden seal for a document; esp. the round leaden seal attached to the papal bulls, which has on one side a representation of St. Peter and St. Paul, and on the other the name of the pope who uses it..

Papacy :: Papacy (n.) The office and dignity of the pope, or pontiff, of Rome; papal jurisdiction..

Monsignore :: Monsignore (n.) My lord; -- an ecclesiastical dignity bestowed by the pope, entitling the bearer to social and domestic rank at the papal court. (Abbrev. Mgr.).

Papally :: Papally (adv.) In a papal manner; popishl.

Papality :: Papality (n.) The papacy.

Babylonish :: Babylonish (n.) Pertaining to Rome and papal power.

Papal :: Papal (a.) Of or pertaining to the pope of Rome; proceeding from the pope; ordered or pronounced by the pope; as, papal jurisdiction; a papal edict; the papal benediction..

Popedom :: Popedom (n.) The place, office, or dignity of the pope; papal dignity..

Apostolical :: Apostolical (a.) Of or pertaining to the pope or the papacy; papal.

Gallicanism :: Gallicanism (n.) The principles, tendencies, or action of those, within the Roman Catholic Church in France, who (esp. in 1682) sought to restrict the papal authority in that country and increase the power of the national church..

Pontific :: Pontific (a.) Of or pertaining to the pope; papal.

Antipapal :: Antipapal (a.) Opposed to the pope or to popery.

See :: See (n.) Specifically: (a) The seat of episcopal power; a diocese; the jurisdiction of a bishop; as, the see of New York. (b) The seat of an archibishop; a province or jurisdiction of an archibishop; as, an archiepiscopal see. (c) The seat, place, or office of the pope, or Roman pontiff; as, the papal see. (d) The pope or his court at Rome; as, to appeal to the see of Rome..

Vaticanism :: Vaticanism (n.) The doctrine of papal supremacy; extreme views in support of the authority of the pope; ultramontanism; -- a term used only by persons who are not Roman Catholics.

Paparchy :: Paparchy (n.) Government by a pope; papal rule.

Infallibilist :: Infallibilist (n.) One who accepts or maintains the dogma of papal infallibility.

Provisor :: Provisor (n.) One who procures or receives a papal provision. See Provision, 6..

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