English → Latin
“papal” in Latin
pāpālispapal (having to do with the pope or the papacy)pontificiuspontificalpontificālispontificaldoctrīnateaching, instruction; learning, erudition; doctrine, theory
The English word papal itself goes back to Latin pāpa, through pāpālis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
papal
*papalis; *pontificius; *pontificalis: the papal system, *ratio, doctrina, formula pontificia or Romano-Catholica (Bau.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for papal?
- The usual Latin words for “papal” are pāpālis, pontificius, pontificālis; also doctrīna. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.