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papal

/ˈpeɪpəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.40 in modern English

Syllables
pa-pal
IPA
/ˈpeɪpəl/
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having to do with the pope or the papacy.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English papal, from Old French papal and Medieval Latin pāpālis (“papal”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more papal (comparative) most papal (superlative)

Derived Forms

antipapal nonpapal papalism papalist papalize papally unpapal

Phrases

papal bull papal cross papal infallibility papal supremacy

Frequently Paired Words

popess papacy pope

Synonyms

apostolic apostolical pontifical

Rhymes With

maple staple capel caple yaple antipapal

Questions

How do you pronounce papal?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpeɪpəl/.
What does papal mean?
Having to do with the pope or the papacy.
Where does papal come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce papal

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