papal
adj/ˈpeɪpəl/ · [ˈpʰeɪ̯.p(ʰ)əɫ]
Etymology From Middle English papal, from Old French papal and Medieval Latin pāpālis (“papal”).
1
Having to do with the pope or the papacy.
- In both the 2005 and 2013 papal elections there were whispers circulating that back in 1976 Francis had failed to help the two priests in their hour of need.2025 April 21, Peter Stanford, “Pope Francis obituary”, in The Guardian:
- Derived terms
- antipapal, nonpapal, papal bull, papal cross, papal infallibility, papalism, papalist, papalize, papally, papal supremacy, unpapal