Bible Dictionaries
Papacy
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) The office and dignity of the pope, or pontiff, of Rome; papal jurisdiction.
(2):
(n.) The Roman Catholic religion; - commonly used by the opponents of the Roman Catholics in disparagement or in an opprobrious sense.
(3):
(n.) The popes, collectively; the succession of popes.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Papacy'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/p/papacy.html. 1828.