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Definition of Papal States
1. Noun. The temporal dominions belonging to the pope (especially in central Italy).
Generic synonyms: District, Dominion, Territorial Dominion, Territory
Group relationships: Italia, Italian Republic, Italy
Group relationships: Italia, Italian Republic, Italy
Definition of Papal States
1. Proper noun. One of the major historical states of Italy before the peninsula was unified in 1861. It comprised those territories over which the Pope was the ruler in a civil as well as a spiritual sense. ¹
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