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papal

adjective
🔊/ˈpeɪpl/
🔊/ˈpeɪpl/
 [only before noun]
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  1. connected with the Pope教皇的
    • papal authority教皇的权力
    • a papal visit to Mexico教皇对墨西哥的访问
    Topics Religion and festivalsc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryPapal is used with these nouns:
    • blessing
    • decree
    • election
    • …
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from medieval Latin papalis, from ecclesiastical Latin papa ‘bishop (of Rome)’.