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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Papal

/pāp'-əl/ · Pa·pal · IPA /ˈpeɪpəl/
01 a. Of or pertaining to the pope of Rome; proceeding from the pope; ordered or pronounced by the pope; as, papal jurisdiction; a papal edict; t…
  1. 1.
    Of or pertaining to the pope of Rome; proceeding from the pope; ordered or pronounced by the pope; as, papal jurisdiction; a papal edict; the papal benediction.
  2. 2.
    Of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church.
Phrases & compounds
Papal cross — See Illust. 3 of Cross.
Papal crown — the tiara.