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papacy
/ˈpeɪ.pə.si/
noun 4
Collocations
3VERB + PAPACY
seat
PAPACY + NOUN
john, paul
ADV.
briefly
Definitions
noun
1
The office of a pope.
2
The office of a pope.
The Vatican defends the primacy of the papacy.
3
The period of a particular pope's reign.
The papacy of John Paul II ended in 2005, after the pope's long battle with illness ended.
4
Roman Catholicism generally: synonym of popery.
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Synonyms
noun — the government of the Roman Catholic Church
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Idioms & Phrases
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The Vatican defends the primacy of the papacy.
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The papacy of John Paul II ended in 2005, after the pope's long battle with illness ended.
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During the Renaissance, the seat of the Papacy moved briefly to Avignon before moving back to Rome.
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The papacy isn't know for leniency.
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