papal
23
7.9
- adjective
- /ˈpeɪpəl/
:
papal
- The Prince of Antioch now has the funds, connections, manpower, papal decree and motivation to complete his task.
- papal encyclical
- papal authority
- papal visit
And I also read the papal bulls from the Vatican.
- And I also read the papal bulls from the Vatican.
- What are they called the track him or what they called the church Noriega went from to this the church, the papal Anuncia.
Examples
-
You are aware of the papal request regarding nuns' garments, aren't you?
-
The "loss" of the papal states turned out to be no loss, but a blessing.
Academic text (1994) -
- It's got a papal blessing.
-
It's almost a papal purple.
-
And I also read the papal bulls from the Vatican.
-
The first was probably the papal visit to Poland in June 1979.
Academic text (1991) -
The papal apartments will be locked and sealed.
-
When I, when I was a kid, we had to read this papal encyclical, which is on, on human labor.
-
A week later, the papal messenger brought Lily a clay vessel that contained figs and honey.
Fiction book (1998) -
The pope issued a papal decree that changed the church's policies on marriage.
Synonyms
5
9.4
Relating to the pope or his authority in the Catholic Church
3
9.7
Relating to a bishop, the pope, or church ceremonies
Relating to the pope or to the pope's authority
Compounds
- Formal
1
9.9
An official sent by the Pope who acts as his ambassador to a foreign government
- Formal
1
9.9
The belief that the pope cannot be wrong when speaking officially on faith or morals
- Archaic
A person chosen by the Pope to work as a helper in the Pope's household before 1968
How Ecclesiastical
23
7.9
- Formal
3
9.7
- Formal
12
9.9
∞
2.7
18
4.9
143
4.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
papal = papa (opaque) = pap + al
The productive suffix -al is visible, but the stem is a learned classical form referring to the pope, so the meaning is not recoverable for most learners from modern English components.
Etymology
Papal comes from the old word papa meaning 'father', the same root as the word pope. So something papal is from the pope or his office and is under his authority.