Synonyms: Holy Father, pontiff, His Holiness, Bishop of Rome More Synonyms of pope
pope in British English1
(pəʊp)
noun
1. (often capital)
the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church
▶ Related adjective: papal
2. Eastern OrthodoxChurch
a.
a title sometimes given to a parish priest
b.
a title sometimes given to the Greek Orthodox patriarch of Alexandria
3.
a person assuming or having a status or authority resembling that of a pope
Word origin
Old English papa, from Church Latin: bishop, esp of Rome, from Late Greek papas father-in-God, from Greek pappas father
pope in British English2
(pəʊp)
noun
another name for ruffe
Pope in British English
(pəʊp)
noun
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 in American English
(poʊp)
1.
Alexander1688-1744; Eng. poet
2.
John1822-92; Union general in the Civil War
pope in American English
(poup)
noun
1. (often cap)
the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church
2. (in the early Christian church)
a bishop
3.
a person considered as having or assuming authority or a position similar to that of the Roman Catholicpope
4.
the title of the Coptic patriarch of Alexandria
5. Eastern Churches
a.
the Orthodox patriarch of Alexandria
b. (in certain churches)
a parish priest
Derived forms
popeless
adjective
popelike
adjective
Word origin
[bef. 900; ME; OE pāpa ‹ LL: bishop, pope ‹ LGk pápas bishop, priest, var. of páppas father; see papa]
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pope
British English: pope /pəʊp/ NOUN
The pope is the head of part of the Christian Church.