"papal bull" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: papal bulls [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English bulle, from Old French bulle, from Medieval Latin bulla (“a round seal”), from Latin bulla (“bubble”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|bulle}} Middle English bulle, {{der|en|fro|bulle}} Old French bulle, {{der|en|ML.|bulla||a round seal}} Medieval Latin bulla (“a round seal”), {{der|en|la|bulla||bubble}} Latin bulla (“bubble”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} papal bull (plural papal bulls)
  1. An official document or edict from the Pope. Categories (topical): Directives Translations (official document or edict from the Pope): butlla papal (Catalan), päpstliche Bulle [feminine] (German), bulla [feminine] (Polish), bulla papieska [feminine] (Polish), bulă papală [feminine] (Romanian), bula ng Papa (Tagalog), tông sắc (Vietnamese)

Inflected forms

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