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pa·pal
(pā′pəl)adj.
1. Of, relating to, or issued by a pope: the papal succession; a papal bull.
2. Of or relating to the Roman Catholic Church.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin pāpālis, from Late Latin pāpa, pope; see pope.]
pa′pal·ly adv.
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papal
(ˈpeɪpəl)adj
(Roman Catholic Church) of or relating to the pope or the papacy
ˈpapally adv
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pa•pal
(ˈpeɪ pəl)adj.
1. of or pertaining to the pope or the papacy.
2. of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church.
[1350–1400; < Medieval Latin]
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Adj. | 1. | papal - proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles; "papal dispensation" |
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Translations
بابَوي
papežský
pápai
páfa-, páfadóms-
popiežiaus
pāvesta
pápežský
papaya ait
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papal
[ˈpeɪpəl] adj [infallibility, blessing, throne, visit] → papal(e)to ascent the papal throne → coiffer la tiare
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papal
adj → päpstlich
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papal
(ˈpeipl) adjective of the pope. papal authority.
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