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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.

Mother; -- word of tenderness and familiarity. [Written also mama.] Tell tales papa and mamma. Swift.

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

The inspissated juice of the Papaver somniferum, or white poppy.

A shortened form of Papa.

See Papaw.

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.

The state and government of the pope; the papacy. [R.] Bacon.

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

One who adheres to the pope or papacy; a papist. [Obs.] Bp. Montagu.

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

Any plant or species of the genus Papaver, herbs with showy polypetalous flowers and a milky juice. From one species (Papaver somniferum) opium is obtained, though all the species contain it to some extent; also, a flower of the plant. See Illust. of Capsule. California poppy (Bot.), any yellow-flowered plant of the ge…

gy of first rank in the lower order of secular clergy; an archpriest; -- called also protopapas.

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