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Other Dictionaries
- New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge [Dictionary edition]
- Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss
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Primacy
Primacy
(Latin primatus, primus, first).
The supreme episcopal jurisdiction of the pope as pastor and governor of the Universal Church.
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