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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(chiefly historical) Supporting papal authority; supporting papalism or hierocracy..
The Summa de potestate ecclesiastica of Augustinus was reprinted in 1582 and again during each of the next three years, and it became a standard repository of papalist arguments. The pope, Augustinus had argued, has immediate power of jurisdiction over temporal as well as spiritual things […]
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Papalist means (chiefly historical) Supporting papal authority; supporting papalism or hierocracy..
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The Summa de potestate ecclesiastica of Augustinus was reprinted in 1582 and again during each of the next three years, and it became a standard repository of papalist arguments. The pope, Augustinus had argued, has immediate power of jurisdiction over temporal as well as spiritual things […]
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