papal bull

English

Etymology

From Middle English bulle, from Old French bulle, from Medieval Latin bulla (“a round seal”), from Latin bulla (“bubble”).

Noun

papal bull (plural papal bulls)

An official document or edict from the Pope.

Translations

official document or edict from the Pope

Catalan: butlla papal
German: päpstliche Bulle f
Polish: bulla (pl) f, bulla papieska f
Romanian: bulă papală (ro) f
Tagalog: bula ng Papa

Further reading

papal bull on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
list of papal bulls on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
“papal bull”, in Collins English Dictionary.
“papal bull, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
“papal bull”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
“papal bull” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.

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