papal : Idioms & Phrases

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papal bull

  • noun a formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla)
    bull.
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Papal cross

  • noun a cross with three crossbars
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  • . See Illust. 3 of Cross.
Webster 1913

Papal crown

  • the tiara.
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papal infallibility

  • noun belief of the Roman Catholic Church that God protects the pope from error when he speaks about faith or morality
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papal nuncio

  • noun (Roman Catholic Church) a diplomatic representative of the Pope having ambassadorial status
    nuncio.
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papal states

  • noun the temporal dominions belonging to the pope (especially in central Italy)
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