popedom
Example Sentences
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An American so intrepid as to make himself eligible for both offices would be unlikely to “give up his popedom for our presidency.”
From Slate ● May 9, 2025
So step by step he finally became elevated to the high dignity of the popedom.
From Bibliomania in the Middle Ages by Frederick Somner Merryweather
The position known in history as "the divine right of kings" may be best described as a political popedom.
From Moral Philosophy by Joseph Rickaby, S.J.
This monarch, in the former part of his life, was remarkable for dissipation and extravagance of conduct; in the latter, he became the slave of the popedom.
From Henry of Monmouth, Volume 1 Memoirs of Henry the Fifth by James Endell Tyler
This movement was begun in 1517 by Martin Luther, a German monk; and it spread so rapidly as soon to involve the whole domain of popedom.
From Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern by James Edward Talmage
