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Definition of Papess

Papess
Papess Pa"pess, n. [F. papesse.] A female pope; i. e., the fictitious pope Joan. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.

Meaning of Papess from wikipedia

- Popess or papess (a female pope) may refer to: Pope Joan, mythical female pope The High Priestess, tarot card Stephania (wife of Adrian II) This disambiguation...
- The Papess Joanne (Gr****: Ἡ Πάπισσα Ἰωάννα, romanized: Hē Pá****a Iōánna) is a 1866 novel by Gr**** writer Emmanuel Rhoides. Published with the subtitle...
- counterpart to "The High Priestess" (which itself is also sometimes known as "The Papess", as counterpart to "The Pope"). The papacy was not just a religious force...
- van der Pluijm (1996). The Gr**** author Emmanuel Rhoides' 1866 novel, The Papess Joanne, was admired by Mark Twain and Alfred Jarry and freely translated...
- The High Priestess (II) is the second Major Arcana card in cartomantic Tarot decks. It is based on the 2nd trump of Tarot card packs. In the first Tarot...
- imagery was removed from some cards, and added to others. For example, the "Papess" became the "High Priestess" and no longer features a Papal tiara, while...
- significant figure of Modern Gr**** literature. His most po****r work, The Papess Joanne, was translated in several languages earning him international recognition...
- a card showing a woman wearing a papal tiara and known as the Popess or Papess or the High Priestess. The meaning and symbolism of the card is uncertain...
- inaugural de la papisa americana [The inaugural address of the American papess] (in Spanish). Lectorum. 1982. ISBN 84-02-09008-7. Speer (in German). Transit...
- The Curious History of Pope Joan (1954; revised 1960), originally "The Papess Joanne" by Emmanuel Roídes and translated by Durrell The Best of Henry Miller...