PAPAL
What does "PAPAL" mean?
Relating to the Pope or to the office and authority of the Pope.
Meanings
- Of or relating to the Pope, the papacy, or the Roman Catholic Church's leadership. The crowd waited for the papal address from the balcony.
Did you know?
- The lofty word 'papal' traces back to one of a baby's first sounds: the title 'pope' comes from Latin 'papa', meaning 'father'.
Word origin
From Medieval Latin 'papalis', from Late Latin 'papa' (pope, literally 'father'), ultimately an affectionate child's word for father echoed across many languages.
Remember it
PAPAL keeps PAPA inside it - the Pope is the 'papa' (father) of the Church.
A little poem
A small white figure lifts a distant hand,
and a square of strangers becomes one land.
couplet
Wordplay
- Why is the Pope good at giving advice? It's papal - he's basically everyone's papa.
What it teaches
The grandest titles often grow from the plainest words; authority is just fatherhood scaled up.
Quick facts
What does PAPAL mean?
Relating to the Pope or to the office and authority of the Pope.
Is PAPAL a valid word?
Yes — PAPAL is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is PAPAL?
PAPAL has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does PAPAL come from?
From Medieval Latin 'papalis', from Late Latin 'papa' (pope, literally 'father'), ultimately an affectionate child's word for father echoed across many languages.
What can PAPAL teach us?
The grandest titles often grow from the plainest words; authority is just fatherhood scaled up.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.