Popedom

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  • noun. The office, jurisdiction, or tenure of a pope; the papacy.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The office or dignity of pope; also, the temporal or spiritual jurisdiction of a pope.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The place, office, or dignity of the pope; papal dignity.
  • noun. The jurisdiction of the pope.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The jurisdiction of the pope.
  • noun. The place, office, or dignity of the pope; papal dignity.
  • Word Usage
    "Some ancient writers affirm Alphaeus did a great work in Spain, others in Britain and Ireland before returning to Jerusalem where he had a popedom over the whole Christian Church."
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