| 单词 | papal |
| 释义 | papal (once / 815 pages) adj Anything papal has to do to with the Pope, such as papal orders or papal ceremonies. The Catholic Church is led by the Pope. His office is the papacy, and anything that is ordered by the Pope or involving the Pope can be called papal. The papal robes are ornamental and beautiful. The power of the Pope can be called the papal authority. Someone who represents the Pope is a papal representative. Anything papal can also be referred to as pontifical or apostolic, since the Pope is considered the modern version of Jesus' apostles. WORD FAMILYpapal: papally+/antipope: antipopes/pope: antipope, papal, popery, popes, popish/popery: poperies, poperys/popish: popisher, popishly USAGE EXAMPLESQueues often stretch right along the outside of the papal palace complex. The Guardian(Dec 22, 2016) But then he recalled his own words during his first papal greeting in 2013, when he said: “Old age is the thirst for knowledge.” Seattle Times(Dec 17, 2016) Under a new papal decree, all senior church officials working in the Vatican now automatically lose their jobs on their 80th birthday. BBC(Dec 16, 2016) adj proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles papal dispensation Syn apostolic, apostolical, pontifical |
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