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pope \ˈpōp\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English pāpa, from Late Latin papa, from Greek pappas, papas, title of bishops, literally, papa — more at papa 1. a. often capitalized : the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church b. : the Eastern Orthodox or Coptic patriarch of Alexandria c. : an Eastern Orthodox priest 2. : a spiritual head of any of various non-Christian religions < the Taoist pope > < the Caodaist pope > 3. : one held to resemble a pope usually in authority or position < schoolmasters, professors … popes of knowledge — Holbrook Jackson > 4. : ruff I 1 5. : any of various birds: as a. dialect England : puffin b. dialect England : bullfinch c. dialect England : red-backed shrike |