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発音

• IPA: /pəˈpɑːbɪleɪ/

形容詞

papabile (comparative more papabile, superlative most papabile)

1. Thought to be among those likely to be elected pope.
   • 2001 February 20, May Ying Welsh, “Latin Cardinals hint at Church's future”, in CNN‎:

     Vatican watchers have already anointed the Honduran prelate papabile or “popeable.”

   • 2025 March 8, Christopher Lamb, “High anxiety and whispers of a conclave: How the Vatican is dealing with Pope Francis’ hospitalization”, in CNN‎:

     All of this is creating a pre-conclave atmosphere. Vatican observers watch to see how each cardinal deputizing for the pope acts, and whether they are papabile (literally “pope-able,” or a potential candidate to be pope).

   • 2025 April 21, Sam Clancy, Andrew Weil, “Former St. Louis archbishop Burke among 'popeable' candidates after Francis' death”, in KSDK‎:

     In 2020, Edward Pentin, the senior Vatican correspondent for the National Catholic Register, released a book on the topic, titled "The Next Pope: The Leading Cardinal Candidates." In the book, Pentin listed 19 cardinals he considered to be papabile, or "popeable" frontrunners.

名詞

papabile (plural papabiles or papabili)

1. A cardinal among those likely to be elected pope.