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Meanings of papal bull in English

Portuguese
bulas

A formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla)

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        Usage of papal bull in English
        1
        They will be authorized by the Order, by grant of a papal bull.
        Grand junction
        2
        The papal bull did not frighten Luther or withdraw from him popular support.
        Early European History
        3
        And it could be obtained, you say, by tearing up this papal bull?
        The Historical Nights' Entertainment: First Series
        4
        Anne Boleyn was then proclaimed queen, in defiance of the papal bull of excommunication.
        Early European History
        5
        Winchelsea retaliated by publishing the sentence of excommunication against violators of the papal bull.
        The History of England / From the Accession of Henry III. to the...
        6
        In 1484, Pope Innocent VIII issued a papal bull making witchcraft a heresy in Catholic Europe.
        Vampire forensics: uncovering the origins of an enduring legend
        7
        The papal bull, borne on a rich cushion, was remitted to the Archbishop for public reading.
        The Duchess of Berry and the Court of Charles X
        8
        The Pope, Sixtus V., in a papal bull, took away his hereditary rights; but fortune favored him.
        Beacon Lights of History, Volume 08: Great Rulers
        9
        For this he was denounced in a papal bull and his writings were condemned to be burned.
        The World's Greatest Books — Volume 10 — Lives and Letters
        10
        Partition, papal bull of; line of, removed.
        The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II)
        11
        By the papal bull the Portuguese possessions were limited to the east of the line of no variation.
        History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science
        12
        This was a prizewinning papal bull, since it had won a Leinster medal at the RDS Bull Show.
        The Irish Times
        13
        On the 19th of July 1801 a papal bull absolved Talleyrand from his vows.
        Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte — Volume 05
        14
        A papal bull grants to Spain the new world discovered by Columbus, and defines the rights of Spain and Portugal.
        The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 08 / The Later Ren...
        15
        On June 14, 1261, the papal bull was read before the assembled parliament at Winchester.
        The History of England / From the Accession of Henry III. to the...
        16
        But the rebel calmly burnt the papal bull and from the imperial ban he was protected by the elector of Saxony.
        A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1.
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