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# papal

adjective (papal)

«papal» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(church) Papal means to do with the Pope, the head of the Roman Catholic Church. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/papal/#m1)

### In the lessons

In religion and history lessons: papal visits, the papal palace, papal letters, papal authority. It tells the reader something belongs to or comes from the Pope.

### Examples

- Crowds gathered to see the papal visit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/papal/#x1)
- The papal flag is yellow and white. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/papal/#x2)
- The Vatican holds the papal palace. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/papal/#x3)
- The papal letter was read in all the churches. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/papal/#x4)
- In history, papal power was very great in Europe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/papal/#x5)
- The papal car is sometimes called the Popemobile. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/papal/#x6)
- They came from Rome with a papal decree--a ban, or bull, against the widow who had dared to offend the pious bishop. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/papal/#x7)

### Note

Said PAY-pul. From Latin «papa» (father). Related: Pope, papacy (the Pope's office). Trap: do not confuse with «paper».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «papal» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/papal/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«papal» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/papal.html) on Mova free.