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
And in a considerable degree their distinctions, such as they are, and their temporal prospects, are bound up with the popedom.
From Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century by Giuseppe Garibaldi
This monarch, in the former part of his life, was remarkable for dissipation and extravagance of conduct; in the latter, he became the slave of the popedom.
From Henry of Monmouth, Volume 1 Memoirs of Henry the Fifth by James Endell Tyler
Eugenius IV, from Venice, originally called Gabriel Condolmero, was raised to the popedom in 1431.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various
The successor of Adrian in the popedom was a native of Sienna, and a temporal monarch as well as Adrian.
From Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete by William Hogan
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