popedom

popedom
a) The jurisdiction of the pope.
b) The place, office, or dignity of the pope; papal dignity.

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  • Popedom — Pope dom, n. [AS. p[=a]ped[=o]m.] 1. The place, office, or dignity of the pope; papal dignity. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. The jurisdiction of the pope. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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 …   Useful english dictionary

  • popedom — /pohp deuhm/, n. 1. the office or dignity of a pope. 2. the tenure of office of a pope. 3. the papal government. [bef. 1150; ME pape dom; OE papdom. See POPE, DOM] * * * …   Universalium

  • popedom — n. 1. Papacy, pontificate. 2. Papal jurisdiction, apostolic see …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • popedom — n 1. papal government, papality, papalism, Derog. papism; the papal see, the See ofRome, the Holy See, the See ofPeter, the Vatican, Vatican City, the States of the Church, the Papal States. 2. Roman Catholicism, the Roman Catholic Church, Derog …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • popedom — pope·dom …   English syllables

  • popedom — /ˈpoʊpdəm/ (say pohpduhm) noun 1. the office or dignity of a pope. 2. the tenure of office of a pope. 3. the papal government. 4. a system resembling the papacy …  

  • Daniel 7 — Daniel s vision of the four beasts Woodcut by Hans Holbein the Younger Daniel 7 is the seventh chapter of the Book of Daniel in the Hebrew Bible. It is the last chapter written in Aramaic before it continues again in the Hebraic Masoretic text of …   Wikipedia

  • Churchdom — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Churchdom >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 church church churchdom Sgm: N 1 ministry ministry apostleship priesthood prelacy hierarch church government christendom pale of the church GRP: N 2 …   English dictionary for students

  • 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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