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popedom
The jurisdiction of the pope.
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  1. The jurisdiction of the pope.
  2. The place, office, or dignity of the pope; papal dignity.
  3. The office, jurisdiction, or tenure of a pope; the papacy.
bishopric
The office, authority, or rank of a bishop
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  1. The office, authority, or rank of a bishop
  2. The church district controlled by a bishop; diocese
  3. The diocese of a bishop.
Find another word for pontificate. In this page you can discover 4 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for pontificate, like: popedom, bishopric, the Vatican and papacy.

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  • Leo was disturbed throughout his pontificate by heresy and schism.

  • During his pontificate the church was brought to its lowest level of degradation.

  • Paul III., who had begun his pontificate with the intention of purifying the curia, was unaware of the grave danger in which Fisher lay; and in the hope of reconciling the king with the bishop, created him (loth of May 1535) cardinal priest of St Vitalis.

  • to the pontificate; the death of Piero de' Medici in the same year made Giovanni head of his family.

  • In the past many conflicting estimates were made of the character and achievements of the pope during whose pontificate Protestantism first took form.

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