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 Merryweather, Frederick Somner

Any other reader may find allusions to the supremacy of the popedom over these early Christian communities, if he can.

From The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author by Burton, John Hill

The Bishop of Marseilles represented the great chamberlain, who holds the supreme authority during the vacancy of the popedom.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 by Johnson, Rossiter

And in a considerable degree their distinctions, such as they are, and their temporal prospects, are bound up with the popedom.

From Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century by Garibaldi, Giuseppe