popedom
Example Sentences
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An American so intrepid as to make himself eligible for both offices would be unlikely to “give up his popedom for our presidency.”
From Slate ● May 9, 2025
The Bishop of Marseilles represented the great chamberlain, who holds the supreme authority during the vacancy of the popedom.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 by Rossiter Johnson
The great popes seem to have settled the question; they thought popedom implied empire; and the pope himself, besides his sway over consciences, was king in temporal matters.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 358, August 1845 by Various
Clement VII. had now, however, succeeded to the popedom.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" by Various
So step by step he finally became elevated to the high dignity of the popedom.
From Bibliomania in the Middle Ages by Frederick Somner Merryweather
