Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

papalism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pa-pal-ism
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of papism.

Uncountable

noun

Hierocracy; the doctrine of the pope’s supreme authority in temporal as well as spiritual affairs.

Uncountable

Etymology

From papal + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: papal

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

papism

Questions

What does papalism mean?: Synonym of papism.
Where does papalism come from?: From papal + -ism.

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