1. Noun
The office and dignity of the pope, or pontiff, of Rome; papal jurisdiction.
2. Noun
The popes, collectively; the succession of popes.
3. Noun
The Roman Catholic religion; -- commonly used by the opponents of the Roman Catholics in disparagement or in an opprobrious sense.
4. Noun
the government of the Roman Catholic Church
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