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papal

/ˈpeɪpəl/

Meanings
adjective
Having to do with the pope or the papacy.

Examples :

"The papal decree was read aloud in the Vatican City. "
religion government history

Related Words

Illustration pope

pope noun

/pəʊp/ /poʊp/

An honorary title of the Roman Catholic bishop of Rome as father and head of his church, a sovereign of the Vatican city state.

"Sentence: The Pope leads the Catholic Church from the Vatican City. "

Illustration papacy

papacy noun

/ˈpeɪpəsi/

The office of the pope.

"The papacy represents the head of the Catholic Church."

Illustration city

city noun

/sɪtɪ/ /ˈsɪɾi/

A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on the place.

"São Paulo is the largest city in South America."

Illustration decree

decree noun

/dɪˈkɹiː/

An edict or law.

"The principal issued a decree that all students must wear uniforms. "

Illustration read

read noun

/ɹiːd/ /ɹid/ /ɹɛd/

A reading or an act of reading, especially an actor's part of a play.

"The actor practiced his read for the school play diligently. "

Illustration having

having verb

/ˈhævɪŋ/

To possess, own.

"I have a house and a car."

Illustration aloud

aloud adjective

/əˈlaʊd/

Spoken out loud.

"The teacher read the poem aloud to the class. "

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with adverb

/wɪθ/ /wɪð/

Along, together with others, in a group, etc.

"Do you want to come with?"

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to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

Illustration do

do noun

/dʉː/ /du/ /duː/ /dəʊ/ /doʊ/

A party, celebration, social function.

"We’re having a bit of a do on Saturday to celebrate my birthday."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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or conjunction

/ɔː(ɹ)/ /ɔɹ/ /ɚ/

Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either [...] or".

"He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what."