papal

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

papal
    adj 1: proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the
           papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles; "papal
           dispensation" [syn: {papal}, {apostolic}, {apostolical},
           {pontifical}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Papal \Pa"pal\, a. [F., fr. L. papa bishop. See {Papacy}.]
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   1. Of or pertaining to the pope of Rome; proceeding from the
      pope; ordered or pronounced by the pope; as, papal
      jurisdiction; a papal edict; the papal benediction.
      --Milman.
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   2. Of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church. "Papal
      Christians." --Bp. Burnet.
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   {Papal cross}. See Illust. 3 of {Cross}.

   {Papal crown}, the tiara.
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