Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In a papal manner; from a papal point of view; as a papist.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adverb In a papal manner; popishly.

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  • adverb in papal fashion

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Examples

  • There are iconic signals from leaders that can be totally inadvertent and one of those was when Pope Benedict congradulated Obama on his election and at that, he did so sooner than papally normal regarding presidents ... and twice ... phone and telegram.

    The funeral and the letter 2009

  • More than that, in fact – since the discovery of the Marilyn Monroe sex tape, the holy grail has been papally downgraded to ‘the Marilyn Monroe sex tape of grails’ – but because of this, the man who yesterday bought the Marilyn Monroe sex tape has promised to keep it private forever, as Reuters reports:

    Marilyn Monroe Smokes Pot, So Let’s Arrest Her Or Something 2008

  • Junior waves me on, as if papally blessing me as my day begins.

    Tattoos on the Heart Gregory Boyle 2010

  • It's the only university that's papally chartered and sponsored by the bishops of the United States.

    CNN Transcript Apr 15, 2008 2008

  • The series of papally approved campaigns launched by Christendom to recapture the Holy Land from Muslim rule between 1095 and 1291 have inspired movies as varied as Kingdom of Heaven and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, while Crusaders also made an appearance - albeit risible - in the best-selling The Da Vinci Code.

    Archive 2007-05-01 2007

  • The series of papally approved campaigns launched by Christendom to recapture the Holy Land from Muslim rule between 1095 and 1291 have inspired movies as varied as Kingdom of Heaven and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, while Crusaders also made an appearance - albeit risible - in the best-selling The Da Vinci Code.

    Interview with Malcolm Barber on the Crusades 2007

  • Brother Petrus was basting the plump little carcase lovingly with his rich wine sauce, tasting delicately, adding a pinch of rosemary and a mere hint of rue, when Prior Robert swept into the kitchen, imperially tall and papally austere, and stood over the pot, his alabaster nostrils twitching to the tantalising scent, and his cool eyes studying the appearance of the dish, which was as alluring as its savour.

    Monk's Hood Peters, Ellis, 1913- 1992

  • Although papally mandated executions have been outlawed in Italy since 1870, it seems that the spirit of the Inquisition is a gift that goes on giving.

    Quo Vadis, Wojtyla? Sheehan, Thomas 1980

  • Two papally controlled states, Germany and Austria, are at war with six anti-papal states -- England, France, Italy, Russia, Serbia, and Portugal.

    Crome Yellow Huxley, Aldous, 1894-1963 1921

  • Content will also address the nexus of faith and knowledge at the heart of the Vatican Observatory's mission, including imagery from the Vatican Observatory and other principal sites of the Vatican, delivered on camera by prominent devotional television personality and best-selling author Father Michael Manning, an ordained and papally recognized Catholic priest.

    CathNews 2010

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