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popedom
[ pohp-duhm ]
noun
- the office or dignity of a pope.
- the tenure of office of a pope.
- the papal government.
popedom
/ ˈpəʊpdəm /
noun
- the office or dignity of a pope
- the tenure of office of a pope
- the dominion of a pope; papal government
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During his popedom he kept a brazen head, which he regularly consulted concerning diabolical subjects.
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The pope should be ready to renounce the popedom, and all his wealth, and all his honours, if he could thereby save a single soul.
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Any other reader may find allusions to the supremacy of the popedom over these early Christian communities, if he can.
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But in all Popedom the office now is but a mere name, to the sin and shame of the entire Christian Church.
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There can be no doubt that the popedom, if it did not give birth to the movement, at least set the example.
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