Papaphobia

Papaphobia

Papaphobia (Greek: πάππας, "papa", "papacy" and φόβος, "phobos", "fear") is an abnormal or persistent pathological fear of the pope or the papacy. [ [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/papaphobia Papaphobia at Dictionary.com] ] A person with papaphobia may also be fearful of the Roman Catholic Church. [ [http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?papaphobia Papaphobia from the Online Medical Dictionary] ] Papaphobia is a clinical phobia generally classified under specific phobias, fear of a single specific panic trigger. Symptoms can include shortness of breath, rapid breathing, irregular heartbeat, sweating, nausea, and overall feelings of dread. [ [http://www.changethatsrightnow.com/problem_detail.asp?SDID=552:1752 Symptoms of papaphobia] ]

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  • Papaphobia — Pa pa*pho bi*a, n. [NL., fr. L. papa bishop + Gr. ? to fear.] Intense fear or dread of the pope, or of the Roman Catholic Church. [R.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • papaphobia — noun /pæpæˈfəʊbɪə/ the pathological fear of the pope or the papacy Ant: papaphilia …   Wiktionary

  • papaphobia — A fear of the pope or the papacy …   Grandiloquent dictionary

  • papaphobia — …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pope — The Pope (from Latin: papa or father from Greek Though the progressive Christianisation of the Roman Empire in the fourth century did not confer upon bishops civil authority within the state, the gradual withdrawal of imperial authority during… …   Wikipedia

  • papaphilia — noun /pæpæˈfɪlɪə/ love and adoration for the pope or the papacy Ant: papaphobia …   Wiktionary

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