papal
adjective/ˈpeɪpl/
/ˈpeɪpl/
[only before noun]- connected with the Pope
- papal authority
- a papal visit to Mexico
Oxford Collocations DictionaryPapal is used with these nouns:- blessing
- decree
- election
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from medieval Latin papalis, from ecclesiastical Latin papa ‘bishop (of Rome)’.Definitions on the go
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