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papability

papability noun: suitability for the role of pope.

Noun

papability (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete, rare) Suitability for the role of pope.

Questions about papability

What does papability mean?
Papability means suitability for the role of pope.
What part of speech is papability?
Papability is a noun.

Words near papability in the dictionary

  1. papa-
  2. papa-bear
  3. papabile
  4. papabiles
  5. papabili
  6. papability
  7. papable
  8. papables
  9. papabot
  10. papabote
  11. papabotes

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