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- [pey-puh l]
- /ˈpeɪ pəl/
- /ˈpeɪ.pəl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pey-puh l]
- /ˈpeɪ pəl/
Definitions of papal word
- adjective papal of or relating to the pope or the papacy: a papal visit to Canada. 1
- adjective papal of or relating to the Roman Catholic Church. 1
- adjective papal relating to the office of Pope 1
- adjective papal Papal is used to describe things relating to the Pope. 0
- adjective papal of or relating to the pope or the papacy 0
- adjective papal of or relating to a pope or the papacy 0
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Origin of papal
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
First recorded in 1350-1400; Middle English word from Medieval Latin word pāpālis. See pope, -al1
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Parts of speech for Papal
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preposition
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determiner
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papal popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
papal usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for papal
adj papal
adjective papal
- church — A church is a building in which Christians worship. You usually refer to this place as church when you are talking about the time that people spend there.
- ecclesiastical — of or relating to the church or the clergy; churchly; clerical; not secular.
- episcopal — Of a bishop or bishops.
- rabbinical — of or relating to rabbis or their learning, writings, etc.
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