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pope
1[ pohp ]
noun
- (often initial capital letter) the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
- (in the early Christian church) a bishop.
- a person considered as having or assuming authority or a position similar to that of the Roman Catholic pope.
- the title of the Coptic patriarch of Alexandria.
- Eastern Church.
- the Orthodox patriarch of Alexandria.
- (in certain churches) a parish priest.
Pope
2[ pohp ]
noun
- Alexander, 1688–1744, English poet.
- John, 1822–92, Union general in the U.S. Civil War.
- John Russell, 1874–1937, U.S. architect.
ʴDZé
3[ poh-pey ]
noun
- died 1690?, Pueblo medicine man: led rebellion against the Spanish 1680.
Pope
1/ əʊ /
noun
- PopeAlexander16881744MEnglishWRITING: poetWRITING: satirist Alexander. 1688–1744, English poet, regarded as the most brilliant satirist of the Augustan period, esp with his Imitations of Horace (1733–38). His technical virtuosity is most evident in The Rape of the Lock (1712–14). Other works include The Dunciad (1728; 1742), the Moral Essays (1731–35), and An Essay on Man (1733–34)
pope
2/ əʊ /
noun
- often capital the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church papal
- Eastern Orthodox Church
- a title sometimes given to a parish priest
- a title sometimes given to the Greek Orthodox patriarch of Alexandria
- a person assuming or having a status or authority resembling that of a pope
pope
3/ əʊ /
noun
- another name for ruffe
pope
- The head of the Roman Catholic Church . The pope is believed by his church to be the successor to the Apostle Peter . He is bishop of Rome and lives in a tiny nation within Rome called the Vatican . Catholics believe that when the pope speaks officially on matters of faith and morals, he speaks infallibly ( see papal infallibility ). ( See also John XXIII and John Paul II .)
Other 51Թ Forms
- DZl adjective
- DZl adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of pope1
Example Sentences
Now predominantly Muslim, North Africa was once a Christian heartland, producing Catholic popes who left their mark on the Church to this day.
Cardinals will meet next month in a secret conclave to elect the next pope, the Vatican has said.
The basilica sits near the Colosseum, a stone's throw from the city's endlessly bustling and chaotic central Termini station - well beyond the limits of the Vatican, where popes are traditionally entombed.
After a South American pope, is it time for an Asian one, he was asked.
Partly it's because it has been so long - 20 years - since a pope has died in office.
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