单词 | black pope |
释义 | > as lemmasblack pope black pope n. [so called from the colour of his vestments, in contrast with those of the Pope, which are typically or predominantly white] colloquial the Superior General of the Jesuits. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > monasticism > religious superior > [noun] > Jesuit Father General1581 black pope1851 1851 P. Connelly Cases of Conscience i. 2 The white Pontiff of the Vatican became a pageant; the black Pope of the Gesù was the real successor of the canonized Hildebrands and Ghisleris. 1873 Times 30 May 8/1 The only practical result has been an almost unanimous vote by which the General of the Jesuits, Father Becks—the ‘Black Pope’ as he is called—will be instantly..turned out of the apartments. 1911 Encycl. Brit. XV. 339/2 It is said that the general of the Jesuits is independent of the pope; and his popular name, ‘the black pope’, has gone to confirm this idea. 2006 G. Vidal Point to Point Navigation xxx. 157 The ‘Black Pope’ is the name given the head of the Jesuit order, an order usually at delicate odds with whomever occupies the See of Peter. < as lemmas |
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