papal infallibility
papal infallibility
nounDefinition of PAPAL INFALLIBILITY
: the Roman Catholic doctrine that the pope cannot err when speaking ex cathedra in defining a doctrine of Christian faith or morals
First Known Use of PAPAL INFALLIBILITY
1831
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