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papacy

noun as in Apostolic See

noun as in pope

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The persons with the greatest interest in appearing strong in front of the papacy were the heads of neighboring states at the time.

At the end of this one, Francis gave what many said was the best speech of his papacy.

The Invention of Peter is not the first book to question the role of Peter and the foundations of the Papacy.

Each edition of the magazine will include a new chapters to be torn out and collected to form a book of the Pope Francis papacy.

Kertzer credits John Paul II with opening the files on the Pius XI papacy, in 2002, which made him decide to embark upon the book.

But, then again, the changes in store under this papacy have only just begun.

Jacobitism and the Papacy had become in most people's minds closely connected ideas.

Cesare Balbo in Piedmont was pleading for the same mild policy, without its faith in the Papacy.

The winning of Rome meant the downfall of the Papacy, the triumph of liberty of conscience, the dawn of a new religion.

Pisa was perhaps influenced, too, in her choice of the Ghibelline side by the interference of the Papacy against her in Corsica.

And probably because the rose typified secrecy, while the cross was a protest against the tyranny and superstition of the Papacy.

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On this page you'll find 21 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to papacy, such as: papality, see of rome, the church, and vatican.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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