papacy

1. (countable, uncountable)The office of a pope.

   Papstamt

   па́пствоpápstvo

2. The office of a pope.

   (countable, uncountable, usually)The office of the pope of Rome, who is the head of the Roman Catholic Church.

   The Vatican defends the primacy of the papacy.

   the government of the Roman Catholic Church

3. (countable, uncountable)The period of a particular pope's reign.

   The papacy of John Paul II ended in 2005, after the pope's long battle with illness ended.

   Pontifikat

   па́пствоpápstvo

4. (countable, derogatory, often, uncountable)Roman Catholicism generally: synonym of popery.

1. The papacy isn't know for leniency.

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2. During the Renaissance, the seat of the Papacy moved briefly to Avignon before moving back to Rome.

   ruВ эпоху Возрождения папская резиденция ненадолго переехала в Авиньон, прежде чем вернулась обратно в Рим.

   deIn der Renaissance wurde der Sitz des Papstes kurzzeitig nach Avignon verlegt, kehrte dann aber wieder nach Rom zurück.

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