Popedom

  • 11Dispope — Dis*pope , v. t. To refuse to consider as pope; to depose from the popedom. [1913 Webster] One whom they dispoped. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 12Simoniacal — Sim o*ni a*cal, a. Of or pertaining to simony; guilty of simony; consisting of simony. {Sim o*ni a*cal*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] The flagitious profligacy of their lives, and the simoniacal arts by which they grasped at the popedom. J. S. Harford …

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  • 13Simoniacally — Simoniacal Sim o*ni a*cal, a. Of or pertaining to simony; guilty of simony; consisting of simony. {Sim o*ni a*cal*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] The flagitious profligacy of their lives, and the simoniacal arts by which they grasped at the popedom. J.… …

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  • 14Pope Joan — is the name of a female pope (also La Papessa ) who supposedly reigned for less than three years in the 850s between the papacies of Leo IV and Benedict III, [Dating varies (Boureau 1988).] based on an anti Catholic legend that circulated in the… …

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  • 15John Dunmore Lang — (25 August 1799 ndash; 8 August 1878), Australian Presbyterian clergyman, writer, politician and activist, was the first prominent advocate of an independent Australian nation and of Australian republicanism.Background and FamilyLang was born… …

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  • 16Richard Bernard — (1568 1641) was a Puritan pastor and English writer. Bernard was born in Epworth, England and received his education at Christ s College, Cambridge. He obtained his BA in 1592, a second BA in 1595, and an MA in 1598. He was married in 1601 and… …

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  • 17pope — noun /pəʊp,poʊp/ a) The bishop of Rome; the head of the Roman Catholic church. I really did want to interview the pope. Any pope. Im not particular. b) The head of any religion. usage: In Coptic Orthodox Church, Patriarch of Alexandria is… …

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  • 18archbishopric — Synonyms and related words: Kreis, abbacy, aedileship, archdeaconry, archdiocese, archiepiscopacy, archiepiscopate, aristocracy, arrondissement, bailiwick, bishopdom, bishopric, borough, canonicate, canonry, canton, cardinalship, chairmanship,… …

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  • 19aristocracy — Synonyms and related words: FFVs, absolute monarchy, aedileship, ancestry, ancienne noblesse, archbishopric, archiepiscopacy, archiepiscopate, aristocraticalness, autarchy, autocracy, autonomy, baronage, baronetage, barons, beau monde, birth,… …

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  • 20bishopric — Synonyms and related words: Kreis, abbacy, aedileship, archbishopric, archdeaconry, archdiocese, archiepiscopacy, archiepiscopate, aristocracy, arrondissement, bailiwick, bishopdom, borough, canonicate, canonry, canton, cardinalship, chairmanship …

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