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se, within the Roman Catholic Church in France, who (esp. in 1682) sought to restrict the papal authority in that country and increase the power of the national church. Schaff-Herzog Encyc.

One who accepts or maintains the dogma of papal infallibility.

inerrability. Infallibility is the highest perfection of the knowing faculty. Tillotson. Papal infallibility (R. C. Ch.), the dogma that the pope can not, when acting in his official character of supreme pontiff, err in defining a doctrine of Christian faith or rule of morals, to be held by the church. This was decree…

Incapable of error in defining doctrines touching faith or morals. See Papal infallibility, under Infallibility.

Limiting, or tending to limit; restrictive. Doctrines limitary, if not subversive of the papal power. Milman.

cal dignity bestowed by the pope, entitling the bearer to social and domestic rank at the papal court. (Abbrev. Mgr.)

The office and dignity of the pope, or pontiff, of Rome; papal jurisdiction.

Government by a pope; papal rule.

A step; a degree; esp. in the slang phrase "To take one down peg." To screw papal authority to the highest peg. Barrow. And took your grandess down a peg. Hudibras. Peg ladder, a ladder with but one standard, into which cross pieces are inserted. -- Peg tankard, an ancient tankard marked with pegs, so as divide the li…

An office of the papal court which examines cases of conscience, confession, absolution from vows, etc., and delivers decisions, dispensations, etc. Its chief is a cardinal, called the Grand Penitentiary, appointed by the pope.

The office or condition of a penitentiary of the papal court. [R.] Wood.

Of or pertaining to the pope; papal. Shenstone.

ing to a pontiff, or high priest; as, pontifical authority; hence, belonging to the pope; papal.

Papal; pontifical. [Obs.] "Pontificial writers." Burton.

The place, office, or dignity of the pope; papal dignity. Shak.

One who procures or receives a papal provision. See Provision, 6.

A document having many names or numerous seals, as a papal bull. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.

archiepiscopal see. (c) The seat, place, or office of the pope, or Roman pontiff; as, the papal see. (d) The pope or his court at Rome; as, to appeal to the see of Rome. Apostolic see. See under Apostolic.

encompassed with a crown, subsequently with a second, and finally with a third. Fig.: The papal dignity.

ite sense, as referring to the views of those living north of the Alps and opposed to the papal claims. Cf. Gallicanism.