papacy
noun
the office, dignity, or jurisdiction of the pope.
papacies
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pluralof papacy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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As a child, he knew the names of all the popes and the dates of their papacies, as well as the names and pertinent dates of England’s kings and queens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
There’s no satisfactory answer to that, although it’s fair to say that the papacies of Francis and Leo represent the first serious efforts to reckon with those more recent crimes.
From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2026
Their papacies were in the era of the Roman Empire, which stretched across modern-day Tunisia, the north-east of Algeria and the coast of western Libya.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2025
For nearly three decades and three papacies, the United States has been the focal point of the crisis, and the American bishops have been pushed to the forefront of the church’s response.
From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2018
"Ten papacies would not be sufficient to satisfy this swarm of relatives," wrote Gianandrea Boccaccio in November, 1492, to the Duke of Ferrara.
From Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day by Ferdinand Gregorovius
