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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles;
- Example: "papal dispensation"
[syn: papal, apostolic, apostolical, pontifical]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Papal \Pa"pal\, a. [F., fr. L. papa bishop. See Papacy.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to the pope of Rome; proceeding from the pope; ordered or pronounced by the pope; as, papal jurisdiction; a papal edict; the papal benediction. --Milman. [1913 Webster] 2. Of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church. "Papal Christians." --Bp. Burnet. [1913 Webster] Papal cross. See Illust. 3 of Cross. Papal crown, the tiara. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

papal adj 1: proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles; "papal dispensation" [syn: papal, apostolic, apostolical, pontifical]