antipapacy

pa·pa·cy

[pey-puh-see]
noun, plural pa·pa·cies. Roman Catholic Church.
1.
the office, dignity, or jurisdiction of the pope.
2.
the system of ecclesiastical government in which the pope is recognized as the supreme head.
3.
the period during which a certain pope is in office.
4.
the succession or line of the popes.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English papacie < Medieval Latin pāpātia. See pope, -acy

an·ti·pa·pa·cy, adjective
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papacy (ˈpeɪpəsɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -cies
1.  the office or term of office of a pope
2.  the system of government in the Roman Catholic Church that has the pope as its head
 
[C14: from Medieval Latin pāpātia, from pāpapope1]

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papacy
1393, from M.L. papatia "papal office," from L.L. papa "pope" (see pope).
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papacy definition


The office or position of the pope.

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