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papal

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pa⋅pal

[pey-puhl]
–adjective
1. of or pertaining to the pope or the papacy: a papal visit to Canada.
2. of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME < ML pāpālis. See pope, -al 1


pa⋅pal⋅ly, adverb
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pa·pal   (pā'pəl)   
adj.  
  1. Of, relating to, or issued by a pope: the papal succession; a papal bull.

  2. Of or relating to the Roman Catholic Church.


[Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin pāpālis, from Late Latin pāpa, pope; see pope.]
pa'pal·ly adv.
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