形容詞 papal:

1. proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles
   同義詞：apostolic, apostolical, pontifical

1. A movement originating among the French Roman Catholic clergy that favored the restriction of papal control and the achievement by each nation of individual administrative autonomy.
   教會(huì)自主論主義最初在法國(guó)羅馬天主教士中產(chǎn)生的一次運(yùn)動(dòng)，主張各國(guó)的羅馬天主教會(huì)脫離教皇控制而在管理上獨(dú)立
2. The papal succession; a papal bull.
   教皇的世襲; 教皇的訓(xùn)令
3. An often honorary papal attendant.
   內(nèi)侍羅馬教皇的名譽(yù)侍從
4. The papal authority is sovereign.
   羅馬教皇的權(quán)力是至高無上的。

pa.pal

adj.（形容詞）
Of, relating to, or issued by a pope:
教皇的：教皇的，與教皇有關(guān)的或由教皇發(fā)布的：
例句：
the papal succession; a papal bull.
教皇的世襲；教皇的訓(xùn)令

Of or relating to the Roman Catholic Church.
羅馬天主教會(huì)的：羅馬天主教會(huì)的或與其有關(guān)的

來源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Old French
源自 古法語(yǔ)
from Medieval Latin p3p3lis
源自 中世紀(jì)拉丁語(yǔ) p3p3lis
from Late Latin p3pa [pope] * see pope
源自 后期拉丁語(yǔ) p3pa [教皇] *參見 pope

【引伸】
pa.pally
adv.（副詞）