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Infallible :: Infallible (a.) Incapable of error in defining doctrines touching faith or morals. See Papal infallibility, under Infallibility..

Papality :: Papality (n.) The papacy.

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.).

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..

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

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

Papalist :: Papalist (n.) A papist.

Pontificial :: Pontificial (a.) Papal; pontifical.

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..

Bullist :: Bullist (n.) A writer or drawer up of papal bulls.

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

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

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

Vaticanist :: Vaticanist (n.) One who strongly adheres to the papal authority; an ultramontanist.

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

Bullantic :: Bullantic (a.) Pertaining to, or used in, papal bulls..

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..

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..

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

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

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