Pope

Pope, Alexander 1688-1744.

English writer best remembered for his satirical mock-epic poems The Rape of the Lock (1712) and The Dunciad (1728).

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Pope, John 1822-1892.

American Union general in the Civil War who was defeated by Gen. Robert E. Lee at the Second Battle of Bull Run (1862).

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pope  (pp)

n.

1. often Pope Roman Catholic Church The bishop of Rome and head of the Roman Catholic Church on earth.

2. Eastern Orthodox Church The patriarch of Alexandria.

3. The Coptic patriarch of Alexandria.

4. The male head of some non-Christian religions: the Taoist pope.

5. A person considered to have unquestioned authority: the pope of surrealism.

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[Middle English, from Old English ppa, from Late Latin, from Latin, father (title of bishops), from Greek papps; see papa in Indo-European roots.]

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Pope

Noun

the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church [Greek pappas father]

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Pope

See also catholicism; christianity; church; religion; theology.

chirograph, cheirograph

an apostolic letter written by and signed by the pope.

encyclical, encyclic

a letter from the Pope to the Roman Catholic clergy on matters of doctrine or other concerns of the Church, of tenmeant to be read from the pulpit.

papolatry

excessive veneration or worship of the pope. — papolatrous, adj.

pontificality

1. the papacy.
2. the state and government of the Vatican or the Pope.

popery

Derogatory & Offensive. Roman Catholicism.

Urbanist

a supporter of Pope Urban VI in the conflict of 1378 when an opposing faction established Clement VII as Pope. See also monks and nuns.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pope - the head of the Roman Catholic Church Bishop of Rome, Catholic Pope, Holy Father, pontiff, Roman Catholic Pope, Vicar of Christ papacy, pontificate - the government of the Roman Catholic Church spiritual leader - a leader in religious or sacred affairs Catholic - a member of a Catholic church antipope - someone who is elected pope in opposition to another person who is held to be canonically elected; "the antipopes resided in Avignon during the Great Schism"
	2.	Pope - English poet and satirist (1688-1744) Alexander Pope

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pope

noun Holy Father, pontiff, His Holiness, Bishop of Rome, Vicar of Christ >> adjective papal

Translations

pope [pəup] n → papa m

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pope [pəup] n → pape m

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pope [pəup] n → Papst m

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pope [pəup] n → papa m

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pope

n pope [pəup]

(often with capital) the bishop of Rome, head of the Roman Catholic church A new Pope has been elected. pous البابا папа papež pave der Papst πάπας Papa paavst پاپ اعظم؛ پاپ paavi pape הָאַפִיפיוֹר रोमन कैथलिक धर्म का पोप, परम धर्माध्यक्ष papa pápa Paus páfi papa 教皇 로마 교황 popiežius pāvests paus paus pave papież papa papă папа римский pápež papež papa påve สันตะปาปา papa 羅馬教皇，主教 Папа Римський پوپ، پاپائے اعظم giáo hoàng 罗马教皇，主教