papableadj.

Brit.

/ˈpeɪpəbl/, U.S.

/ˈpeɪpəb(ə)l/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French papable.

Etymology: < Middle French, French papable (c1590) < pape pope n.¹ + -able -able suffix, after Italian papabile (a1566). Compare post-classical Latin papabilis (1483, 1610 in British sources), also papabilitas papacy (late 14th cent.). Compare later papabile adj.

Eligible or suitable to be elected to the papacy; = papabile adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > clerical superior > pope > [adjective] > possible

papable1592

papabile1877

1592 H. Wotton Let. 28 Dec. in Reliquiæ Wottonianæ (1685) 707 By the Death of the other two, the Conclave hath received little alteration; though Mondovio were papable, and a great Soggetto in the List of the Foresters.

1670 G. Havers tr. G. Leti Il Cardinalismo di Santa Chiesa iii. ii. 282 Cardinals, antient and Papable.

1785 H. Walpole Let. 8 Apr. in Corr. (1971) IX. 572 He had better have bought one of the Pope's hats; and then at least he would have been papable.

1900 Speaker 17 Feb. 538/2 The Cardinal, a man of worth and papable..esteemed Crashaw.

1994 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 28 Sept. a13 The shortlist of papable candidates includes two whose ‘psychological profiles’ meet the requirements for a Pope who will listen first, command later.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	papable
释义	papableadj. Brit. /ˈpeɪpəbl/, U.S. /ˈpeɪpəb(ə)l/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French papable. Etymology: < Middle French, French papable (c1590) < pape pope n.¹ + -able -able suffix, after Italian papabile (a1566). Compare post-classical Latin papabilis (1483, 1610 in British sources), also papabilitas papacy (late 14th cent.). Compare later papabile adj. Eligible or suitable to be elected to the papacy; = papabile adj. 1. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > clerical superior > pope > [adjective] > possible papable1592 papabile1877 1592 H. Wotton Let. 28 Dec. in Reliquiæ Wottonianæ (1685) 707 By the Death of the other two, the Conclave hath received little alteration; though Mondovio were papable, and a great Soggetto in the List of the Foresters. 1670 G. Havers tr. G. Leti Il Cardinalismo di Santa Chiesa iii. ii. 282 Cardinals, antient and Papable. 1785 H. Walpole Let. 8 Apr. in Corr. (1971) IX. 572 He had better have bought one of the Pope's hats; and then at least he would have been papable. 1900 Speaker 17 Feb. 538/2 The Cardinal, a man of worth and papable..esteemed Crashaw. 1994 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 28 Sept. a13 The shortlist of papable candidates includes two whose ‘psychological profiles’ meet the requirements for a Pope who will listen first, command later. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1592
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