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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Papal \Pa"pal\, adjective [F., fr. L. papa bishop. See {Papacy}.]
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.
2. Of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church. ''Papal Christians.'' --Bp. Burnet.
{Papal cross}. See Illust. 3 of {Cross}.
{Papal crown}, the tiara.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
papal
adjective: proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles; "papal dispensation" [syn: {apostolic}, {apostolical}, {pontifical}]
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