Antonyms for papal
ˈpeɪ pəlpa·pal

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1. papal, apostolic, apostolical, pontificaladjective

   proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles

   "papal dispensation"

   Synonyms:
   portentous, episcopal, overblown, grandiloquent, apostolic, pontifical, pompous, apostolical

How to use papal in a sentence?

1. Joe Flatley:

   With this papal visit, I've got nowhere to stay.

2. Richard Nieto:

   He said, First, I need to try it, and thank the lord above, he loved it, and he gave it papal approval.

3. David Cloutier:

   For the most part, they are conservatives who have criticized other Catholics in the past for disagreeing with definitive statements in papal encyclicals.

4. Barbara Mikulski:

   When we knew when his Holiness was going to be visiting Cuba, we called upon the Papal Nuncio (the Vatican’s official diplomatic representation in Washington). We asked if the good offices of the Pope would raise the issue. We put it in the hands of the Vatican, we kept it on the Vatican’s radar. They talk to higher powers than we do. I don’t know if it’s radar. Maybe Angels. Cherubim. Seraphim. They go for it.

5. Peter Saunders:

   He is making a mockery of the papal commission (into child abuse), of the Pope himself, but most of all of the victims and the survivors, he has a catalog of denigrating people, of acting with callousness, cold-heartedness, almost sociopathic I would go as far as to say, this lack of care.

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