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Papacy vs Pornocracy - What's the difference?

papacy | pornocracy |

As nouns the difference between papacy and pornocracy

is that papacy is the office of the pope while pornocracy is a government by prostitutes, or a government dominated by them.

As a proper noun pornocracy is

the period of the Rule of the Harlots which began with the installation of Pope Sergius III in 904 and lasted for sixty years until the death of Pope John XII in 964, during which time the popes were strongly influenced by the Theophylacti.

papacy

English

Noun

(papacies)
  • The office of the pope.
    • The papacy represents the head of the Catholic Church.
  • The period of a particular pope's reign.
    • The papacy of John Paul II ended in 2005, after the pope's long battle with illness ended.

    Related terms

    * papal * papist * pope * popish

    See also

    * Roman Catholicism English terms derived from Latin English words suffixed with -cy

    pornocracy

    English

    (wikipedia pornocracy)

    Noun

    (pornocracies)
  • A government by prostitutes, or a government dominated by them.

    • Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • (sometimes capitalized) The period of which began with the installation of Pope Sergius III in 904 and lasted for sixty years until the death of Pope John XII in 964, during which time the popes were strongly influenced by the Theophylacti.