Roman Catholic Pope

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Noun1.Roman Catholic Pope - the head of the Roman Catholic ChurchRoman Catholic Pope - the head of the Roman Catholic Church
Bishop of Rome, Catholic Pope, Holy Father, pontiff, 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"
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