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Definition of papal adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

papal

adjective
 
/ˈpeɪpl/
 
/ˈpeɪpl/
 [only before noun]
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  1. connected with the Pope
    • papal authority
    • a papal visit to Mexico
    Topics Religion and festivalsc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryPapal is used with these nouns:
    • blessing
    • decree
    • election
    • …
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from medieval Latin papalis, from ecclesiastical Latin papa ‘bishop (of Rome)’.
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