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papalism

papalism noun: synonym of papism.

Noun

papalism (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of papism.
    Synonyms:
    papism
  2. (historical) Hierocracy; the doctrine of the pope’s supreme authority in temporal as well as spiritual affairs.

Synonyms of papalism

Origin of papalism

From papal + -ism.

Questions about papalism

What does papalism mean?
Papalism means synonym of papism.
What part of speech is papalism?
Papalism is a noun.

Words near papalism in the dictionary

  1. Papaleos
  2. papalise
  3. papalised
  4. papalises
  5. papalising
  6. papalism
  7. papalist
  8. papalistic
  9. papalists
  10. papalities
  11. papality

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