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Conclave :: Conclave (n.) The body of cardinals shut up in the conclave for the election of a pope; hence, the body of cardinals..

Triple-crowned :: Triple-crowned (a.) Having three crowns; wearing the triple crown, as the pope..

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.

Cringle :: Cringle (n.) An iron or pope thimble or grommet worked into or attached to the edges and corners of a sail; -- usually in the plural. The cringles are used for making fast the bowline bridles, earings, etc..

Mozzetta :: Mozzetta (n.) A cape, with a small hood; -- worn by the pope and other dignitaries of the Roman Catholic Church..

Bibliolatry :: Bibliolatry (n.) Book worship, esp. of the Bible; -- applied by Roman Catholic divines to the exaltation of the authority of the Bible over that of the pope or the church, and by Protestants to an excessive regard to the letter of the Scriptures..

Encyclical :: Encyclical (n.) An encyclical letter, esp. one from a pope..

Languor :: Languor (n.) Listless indolence; dreaminess. Pope.

Pontificality :: Pontificality (n.) The state and government of the pope; the papacy.

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..

Legate :: Legate (n.) An ecclesiastic representing the pope and invested with the authority of the Holy See.

Cathedral :: Cathedral (a.) Emanating from the chair of office, as of a pope or bishop; official; authoritative..

Rescript :: Rescript (v. t.) The official written answer of the pope upon a question of canon law, or morals..

Gonfanon :: Gonfanon (n.) The ensign or standard in use by certain princes or states, such as the mediaeval republics of Italy, and in more recent times by the pope..

Guelf :: Guelf (n.) One of a faction in Germany and Italy, in the 12th and 13th centuries, which supported the House of Guelph and the pope, and opposed the Ghibellines, or faction of the German emperors..

Popeling :: Popeling (n.) A petty or deputy pope.

Tenth :: Tenth (n.) The tenth part of the annual profit of every living in the kingdom, formerly paid to the pope, but afterward transferred to the crown. It now forms a part of the fund called Queen Anne's Bounty..

Clementine :: Clementine (a.) Of or pertaining to Clement, esp. to St. Clement of Rome and the spurious homilies attributed to him, or to Pope Clement V. and his compilations of canon law..

Vatican :: Vatican (n.) A magnificent assemblage of buildings at Rome, near the church of St. Peter, including the pope's palace, a museum, a library, a famous chapel, etc..

Popedom :: Popedom (n.) The jurisdiction of the pope.

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