Definitions
the government of the Roman Catholic Church
Word origin
Circa 14th century, from Middle English papacie, papassie, from Medieval Latin pāpātia, from Latin pāpa (“pope”) + -tia (“office, rank”) (English -cy).
Used in a sentence
“The Vatican defends the primacy of the papacy.”
“The papacy of John Paul II ended in 2005, after the pope's long battle with illness ended.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Office of the pope”6 letters
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