papal : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: papal	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for papal
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
papal adj proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles; "papal dispensation" Synonym(s): papal, apostolic, apostolical, pontifical
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Papal \Pa"pal\, a. [F., fr. L. papa bishop. See {Papacy}.] 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. --Milman. 2. Of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church. [bd]Papal Christians.[b8] --Bp. Burnet. {Papal cross}. See Illust. 3 of {Cross}. {Papal crown}, the tiara.