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papal bull

papal bull noun: a type of document or edict from the Pope.

Noun

papal bull (plural papal bulls)

  1. A type of document or edict from the Pope.
    Synonyms:
    bull

papal bull meaning in Tagalog and Vietnamese

papal bull in Tagalog

official document or edict from the Pope
bula ng Papa

papal bull in Vietnamese

official document or edict from the Pope
tông sắc

Synonyms of papal bull

Forms of papal bull

pluralpapal bulls

Origin of papal bull

From Middle English bulle, from Old French bulle, from Medieval Latin bulla (“a round seal”), from Latin bulla (“bubble”).

Words formed from papal bull

Questions about papal bull

What does papal bull mean?
Papal bull means a type of document or edict from the Pope.
What is papal bull in Tagalog?
Papal bull in Tagalog is bula ng Papa. See Papal bull meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is papal bull?
Papal bull is a noun.
What is the plural of papal bull?
The plural of papal bull is papal bulls.

Words near papal bull in the dictionary

  1. papakhas
  2. papakhs
  3. Papakura
  4. Papakyriakopoulos
  5. papal
  6. papal bull
  7. papal bulls
  8. papal cross
  9. papal crosses
  10. papal infallibility
  11. Papal State

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