papal

papal is a 5-letter English word with 3 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 12 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. 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.
2. adjective. Of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church.
3. adjective. proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles

   "papal dispensation"

   Synonyms: apostolic, apostolical, pontifical

Synonyms

apostolic, apostolical, pontifical

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in papal:

appal, lappa

Common word forms

papally, papalise, papality, papalize

Words from these letters

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