papal

形容词 papal:

1. proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles
   同义词：apostolic, apostolical, pontifical

1. A movement originating among the French Roman Catholic clergy that favored the restriction of papal control and the achievement by each nation of individual administrative autonomy.
   教会自主论主义最初在法国罗马天主教士中产生的一次运动，主张各国的罗马天主教会脱离教皇控制而在管理上独立
2. The papal succession; a papal bull.
   教皇的世袭; 教皇的训令
3. An often honorary papal attendant.
   内侍罗马教皇的名誉侍从
4. The papal authority is sovereign.
   罗马教皇的权力是至高无上的。

pa.pal

adj.（形容词）
Of, relating to, or issued by a pope:
教皇的：教皇的，与教皇有关的或由教皇发布的：
例句：
the papal succession; a papal bull.
教皇的世袭；教皇的训令

Of or relating to the Roman Catholic Church.
罗马天主教会的：罗马天主教会的或与其有关的

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Medieval Latin p3p3lis
源自 中世纪拉丁语 p3p3lis
from Late Latin p3pa [pope] * see pope
源自 后期拉丁语 p3pa [教皇] *参见 pope

【引伸】
pa.pally
adv.（副词）