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papacy [papacy 词源字典]: papacy: see pope
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episcopacy (n.): 1640s, "government of the church by bishops;" 1650s, "a bishop's period in office;" see episcopal + -cy.
papacy (n.): late 14c., from Medieval Latin papatia "papal office," from Late Latin papa "pope" (see pope). Old English had papdom in this sense.
spacy (adj.): also spacey, 1852, "large, roomy, spacious," from space (n.) + -y (2). Meaning "felt as characteristic of outer space" (especially with reference to electronic music) is attested from 1971, probably influenced by spaced-out (1965, American English slang), a reference to the behavior of people using hallucinogenic drugs (see space (v.)).