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Definitions of papal
  1. adjective
    proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles
    "papal dispensation"
Definition that contains papal
  • bruno German pope from 1049 to 1054 whose papacy was the beginning of papal reforms in the 11th century (1002-1054)
  • pepin king of the Franks and father of Charlemagne who defended papal interests and founded the Carolingian dynasty in 751 (714-768)
  • bulla the round leaden seal affixed to a papal bull
  • pardoner a medieval cleric who raised money for the church by selling papal indulgences
  • cosimo the elder Italian financier and statesman and friend of the papal court (1389-1464)
  • giannangelo braschi Italian pope from 1775 to 1799 who served during the French Revolution; Napoleon attacked the Papal States and in 1797 Pius VI was taken to France where he died (1717-1799)
  • pepin iii king of the Franks and father of Charlemagne who defended papal interests and founded the Carolingian dynasty in 751 (714-768)
  • pius vi Italian pope from 1775 to 1799 who served during the French Revolution; Napoleon attacked the Papal States and in 1797 Pius VI was taken to France where he died (1717-1799)
  • hearth money an annual contribution made by Roman Catholics to support the papal see
  • clement iii Italian antipope from 1080 to 1100 who was installed as pope by the Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV who consistently opposed efforts at papal reform (died in 1100)
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