papal

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles

Etymology

From Middle English papal, from Old French papal and Medieval Latin pāpālis (“papal”).

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Synonyms

apostolic, apostolical, pontifical

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