popedom

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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

At the same time this pamphlet of Luther was a literary vindication of the Reformation and Protestantism; here, said he, and not in the popedom, was the true, ancient, and original Christian Church.

From Life of Luther by Koestlin, Julius

And on the nineteenth day before the calends of January died the Pope of Rome, whose name was Calixtus, and Honorius succeeded to the popedom.

From The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle by Ingram, J. H. (James Henry)

This year also died Pope Paschalis; and John of Gaeta succeeded to the popedom, whose other name was Gelasius.

From The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle by Ingram, J. H. (James Henry)

At this time there was a vacancy in the popedom, and the brothers remained in Venice two years before it was filled.

From The History of the Great and Mighty Kingdom of China and the Situation Thereof, Volume I (of 2) by Mendoza, Juan Gonzalez de