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

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..

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..

Papalize :: Papalize (v. i.) To conform to popery.

Bullary :: Bullary (n.) A collection of papal bulls.

Pontifical :: Pontifical (a.) Of or pertaining to a pontiff, or high priest; as, pontifical authority; hence, belonging to the pope; papal..

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

Abbreviator :: Abbreviator (n.) One of a college of seventy-two officers of the papal court whose duty is to make a short minute of a decision on a petition, or reply of the pope to a letter, and afterwards expand the minute into official form..

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Penitentiaryship :: Penitentiaryship (n.) The office or condition of a penitentiary of the papal court.

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

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.).

Papality :: Papality (n.) The papacy.

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

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