HyperDic: papacy

English > 1 sense of the word *papacy*:
NOUN	group	papacy, pontificate	the government of the Roman Catholic Church

papacy > pronunciation
Sounds	pey'pahsiy
Rhymes	absorbency ... Yangtze: 255 rhymes with siy...

English > *papacy*: 1 sense > noun 1, group
Meaning	The government of the Roman Catholic Church.
Synonym	pontificate
Members	pope, Catholic Pope, Roman Catholic Pope, pontiff, Holy Father, Vicar of Christ, Bishop of Rome	The head of the Roman Catholic Church
Broader	government, authorities, regime	The organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
Spanish	papado, pontificado
Catalan	papat, pontificat