Definition of papal

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Papal (a.) Of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church.

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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..
Provisor :: Provisor (n.) One who procures or receives a papal provision. See Provision, 6..
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.).
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.
Papally :: Papally (adv.) In a papal manner; popishl.
Papalty :: Papalty (n.) The papacy.
Papality :: Papality (n.) The papacy.
Antipapal :: Antipapal (a.) Opposed to the pope or to popery.
Bullary :: Bullary (n.) A collection of papal bulls.
Papalize :: Papalize (v. i.) To conform to popery.
Bullantic :: Bullantic (a.) Pertaining to, or used in, papal bulls..
Bullist :: Bullist (n.) A writer or drawer up of papal bulls.
Ultramontanism :: Ultramontanism (n.) The principles of those within the Roman Catholic Church who maintain extreme views favoring the pope's supremacy; -- so used by those living north of the Alps in reference to the Italians; -- rarely used in an opposite sense, as referring to the views of those living north of the Alps and opposed to the papal claims. Cf. Gallicanism..
Papalize :: Papalize (v. t.) To make 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..
Infallibilist :: Infallibilist (n.) One who accepts or maintains the dogma of papal infallibility.
Ragman :: Ragman (n.) A document having many names or numerous seals, as a papal bull..
Pontifical :: Pontifical (a.) Of or pertaining to a pontiff, or high priest; as, pontifical authority; hence, belonging to the pope; papal..
Paparchy :: Paparchy (n.) Government by a pope; papal rule.
Babylonish :: Babylonish (n.) Pertaining to Rome and papal power.
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