papal authority

collocation in English

meaningsofpapalandauthority

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papal
adjective
uk
/ˈpeɪ.pəl/us
/ˈpeɪ.pəl/
relating to the position or authority of the Pope (= the leader of the Roman ...
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authority
noun
uk
/ɔːˈθɒr.ə.ti/us
/əˈθɔːr.ə.t̬i/
the moral or legal right or ability ...
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(Definition ofpapalandauthorityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The real issue here is not modernism itself but outrage against the counter-culturalpapalauthoritywhich condemned it.
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He was clearly distinguishable from other opponents of the royal supremacy who were blatant in their support forpapalauthority.
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This far-reaching measure made acceptingpapalauthority, or following papal rulings in church, faith or other matters illegal.
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Both cities submitted topapalauthorityin 1329.
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As a religious reform movement, it represented a challenge topapalauthorityand an assertion of national autonomy in ecclesiastical affairs.
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During this time, he wrote exclusively on political matters, as an advocate of secular absolutism againstpapalauthority, for which he had previously been excommunicated.
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He was one of the earliest opponents ofpapalauthorityinfluencing secular power.
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He had aggressively expanded what he saw as royal rights: he conferred benefices, and appointed bishops to sees, regardless ofpapalauthority.
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These dignities are thepapalauthorityand the royal power.
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While he had supported the king's efforts to overthrowpapalauthorityin favour of royal supremacy, he was now alarmed at where this might lead.
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In recent centuries, popes were gradually forced to give up temporal power, andpapalauthorityis now once again almost exclusively restricted to matters of religion.
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As it was offensive to the papal authorities, they expelled the artist and his picture from the papal dominions.
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Over the early years, the papal authorities exerted large degree of control over the leadership of the institution.
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