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The office of the pope. / The period of a particular pope's reign. / Roman Catholicism generally.

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papacy

Source Word

papacy

IPA(Pronunciation)

countable uncountable

The office of the pope. / The period of a particular pope's reign. / Roman Catholicism generally.

Japanese Meaning

教皇の職務、すなわち教皇が担う権威や役割・地位 / 特定の教皇の在位期間、即位してから退位または死去するまでの期間 / ローマカトリック教会全体、またはその伝統や体系

After decades of turmoil, his election promised a moment of stability for the papacy.

長年の混乱の後、彼の選出は教皇職にとって安定の時期を約束した。

Sense（1）

The office of the pope.

The papacy represents the head of the Catholic Church.

Sense（2）

The period of a particular pope's reign.

The papacy of John Paul II ended in 2005, after the pope's long battle with illness ended.

Sense（3）

Roman Catholicism generally.

papacies

（ plural ）