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papacy

/ˈpeɪ.pə.si/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English

Syllables
pa-pa-cy
IPA
/ˈpeɪ.pə.si/
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The office of a pope.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The office of a pope.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The period of a particular pope's reign.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Roman Catholicism generally: synonym of popery.

Countable; Derogatory; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Circa 14th century, from Middle English papacie, papassie, from Medieval Latin pāpātia, from Latin pāpa (“pope”) + -tia (“office, rank”) (English -cy).

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Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

papacies (plural)

Derived Forms

antipapacy caesaropapacy

Frequently Paired Words

papal papism pope popishness abbacy fatherness paternity episcopacy

Synonyms

pontificate

Questions

How do you pronounce papacy?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpeɪ.pə.si/.
What does papacy mean?
The office of a pope.
Where does papacy come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce papacy

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