papal infallibility


papal infallibility

noun

Definition 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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