papacy
noun, plural pa·pa·cies. Roman Catholic Church.
Origin of papacy
Related Words for papacy
pontiff, pontifical, see, legate, popery, vicegerent, papacy, vatican, nuncio, popedom, popishExamples from the Web for papacy
Contemporary Examples of papacy
At the end of this one, Francis gave what many said was the best speech of his papacy.
The Invention of Peter is not the first book to question the role of Peter and the foundations of the Papacy.
Each edition of the magazine will include a new chapters to be torn out and collected to form a book of the Pope Francis papacy.
But, then again, the changes in store under this papacy have only just begun.
Recently released transcripts from that private meeting shed light on the power of the papacy.
Historical Examples of papacy
He was waiting to obtain the papacy, when he would deal better with the abuses.
The Armourer's PrenticesCharlotte M. Yonge
It represented the triumph of the Papacy over the infidel of all dates.
A Writer's Recollections (In Two Volumes), Volume IMrs. Humphry Ward
He was also reconciled with the papacy and the House of Austria.
Memoirs of Marguerite de Valois, CompleteMarguerite de Valois, Queen of Navarre
Belonged to the English Wolsey, didn't it, in the days when he wanted the Papacy?
The Eternal CityHall Caine
In temporal affairs, the theory of the Papacy rejects the theory of the democracy.
The Eternal CityHall Caine