popedom

popedom
\\ˈpōpdəm\ noun (-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English pāpdōm, from pāpa pope + -dōm -dom
1. : the office or tenure of a pope : papacy

during the popedom of Vigilius

2. : a rank or office of supreme religious authority

the Caodaist popedom


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  • Dispope — Dis*pope , v. t. To refuse to consider as pope; to depose from the popedom. [1913 Webster] One whom they dispoped. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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