Definition of Papcy
Pa"pa*cy (?), n. [LL. papatia,
fr. L. papa a father, bishop. See Pope.]
1. The office and dignity of the pope, or
pontiff, of Rome; papal jurisdiction.
2. The popes, collectively; the succession of
popes.
3. The Roman Catholic religion; -- commonly
used by the opponents of the Roman Catholics in disparagement or in an
opprobrious sense.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- the office of the pope
The papacy represents the head of the Catholic Church.
- the period of a particular pope's reign
The papacy of John Paul II ended in 2005, after the pope's long battle with illness ended.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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