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papable

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[pey-puh-buhl] / ˈpeɪ pə bəl /

adjective

  1. suitable or likely to become pope.

Other Word Forms

  • papability noun

Etymology

Origin of papable

1585–95; < Middle French < Italian papabile, equivalent to papa pope + -bile -ble

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