pontiff's
Belonging to Peter's successor
Pontiff's is the possessive form of pontiff, meaning belonging to or associated with the Pope.
The term appears in references to papal authority, decisions, or possessions: the pontiff's encyclical, the pontiff's visit to South America, the pontiff's stance on climate change.
Ornamental feminine headband
- mitrePointed clerical headwear
- palliumDraped outer garment
- cassockFull-length clerical garment
- stoleTook without permission
chasuble · ring · cope · pectoral · cross · regalia · robes · insignia
Pope's office and authority
- successionFollowing in order
- reignSovereign's time in power
- tenureProtected employment status
- electionOrganized public voting
conclave · duties · responsibilities · flock · shepherd · vicar · leadership · stewardship
Papal city-state
- apostolicOf the first disciples
- palaceMonarch's official residence
- quartersAssigned living accommodations
- chambersEnclosed functional rooms
apartments · throne · basilica · Rome · conclave · audience · hall · chapel
Authoritative legal command
- encyclicalFormal papal circular letter
- pronouncementFormal authoritative statement
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
edict · apostolic · infallibility · jurisdiction · ruling · dispensation · bull · directive
tiara
Ornamental feminine headband
stole · chasuble · ring · cope · pectoral · cross · regalia · robes · insignia · staff
papacy
Pope's office and authority
- successionFollowing in order
- reignSovereign's time in power
- tenureProtected employment status
election · conclave · duties · responsibilities · flock · shepherd · vicar · leadership · stewardship · ministry
Vatican
Papal city-state
- apostolicOf the first disciples
- palaceMonarch's official residence
- quartersAssigned living accommodations
chambers · apartments · throne · basilica · Rome · conclave · audience · hall · chapel · Sistine
decree
Authoritative legal command
- encyclicalFormal papal circular letter
- pronouncementFormal authoritative statement
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
mandate · edict · apostolic · infallibility · jurisdiction · ruling · dispensation · bull · directive · proclamation
pontiff'snovice's
Belonging to a beginner
priest's · monk's · nun's · friar's · cardinal's
pontiff'semperor's
Belonging to supreme monarch
commoner's · Caesar's · king's · president's · politician's