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(peɪpəsi) also Papacy
singular noun
The papacy is the position, power, and authority of the Pope, including the period of time that a particular person holds this position.
Throughout his papacy, John Paul has called for a second evangelization of Europe.

papacy in British English

(ˈpeɪpəsɪ)
nounWord forms: plural -cies
1. 
the office or term of office of a pope
2. 
the system of government in the Roman Catholic Church that has the pope as its head
Word origin
C14: from Medieval Latin pāpātia, from pāpa pope1

papacy in American English

(ˈpeɪpəsi)
nounWord forms: plural ˈpapacies
1. 
a. 
the rank of pope; papal office
b. 
the term of office of one or more popes
c. 
the whole succession of popes
2.  [also P-]
the governing of the Roman Catholic Church by the Roman pontiff, its head
Word origin
ME papacie < ML(Ec) papatia < LL(Ec) papa, bishop, UNRESOLVED CROSS REF

Examples of 'papacy' in a sentence
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In medieval Europe the papacy was the key route up the social ladder.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
He and the clerics who accompanied him to Rome were intent on reforming the papacy and the entire church.
Christianity Today (2000)
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