popedom
Americannoun
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the office or dignity of a pope.
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the tenure of office of a pope.
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the papal government.
noun
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the office or dignity of a pope
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the tenure of office of a pope
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the dominion of a pope; papal government
Etymology
Origin of popedom
before 1150; Middle English pape dom; Old English pāpdōm. See pope, -dom
Example Sentences
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An American so intrepid as to make himself eligible for both offices would be unlikely to “give up his popedom for our presidency.”
From Slate • May 9, 2025
He even aspired to the popedom; but this greatest of all human dignities, he was not permitted to obtain.
From A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges by Lord, John
The state of the Church, its affairs and development, are the subject-matter of all these writings, but not one of them reveals the popedom of Peter.
From Luther Examined and Reexamined A Review of Catholic Criticism and a Plea for Revaluation by Dau, W. H. T. (William Herman Theodore)
The great popes seem to have settled the question; they thought popedom implied empire; and the pope himself, besides his sway over consciences, was king in temporal matters.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 358, August 1845 by Various
The Bishop of Marseilles represented the great chamberlain, who holds the supreme authority during the vacancy of the popedom.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 by Johnson, Rossiter
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