POPEDOM


Meaning of POPEDOM in English

ˈpōpdəm noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English pāpdōm, from pāpa pope + -dōm -dom

1. : the office or tenure of a pope : papacy

during the popedom of Vigilius

2. : a rank or office of supreme religious authority

the Caodaist popedom

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