pope Definition
pope (pōp)
noun
- R.C.Ch. the bishop of Rome and head of the Church
- a person regarded as having, or acting as though he has, popelike authority
- Eastern Orthodox Ch. a parish priest
Etymology: ME < OE papa < LL(Ec), a bishop, pope < Gr(Ec) papas, bishop < Gr pappas: see papa
pope Related Forms
Pope Definition
Pope (pōp)
Pope, Alexander 1688-1744; Eng. poet
Pope, John 1822-92; Union general in the Civil War
pope Synonyms
pope
n.
pope Usage Examples
Converse of object
- elect: Ronald's son became a priest and later went on to be elected pope.
- choose: USEFUL LINK Workshop details Posted in Hot News | No Comments » If you had to choose a pope?
- become: Reading material Resources on the internet become a pope Question AUTHORITY, THINK FOR YOURSELF!
- say: You can't say the pope 's writ demanded something without quoting a papal demand.
- name: Both Increase and Cotton Mather follow suit in naming the pope as antichrist.
- do: What power does the pope have in the Church?
Preposition: as
Antichrist: Both Increase and Cotton Mather follow suit in naming the pope as antichrist.
Adjective modifier
- Polish: But its chief virtue for the Polish pope lay in the greater evil it kept out.
- successive: It is known only by the children ( long since grown old or dead ) and to each successive pope.
- rival: But for a time the whole Church was torn by the question of the rival popes.
- late: The late pope never once called the withdrawal of care in hospital ' murder ' .
- next: The next pope could be a great peace maker.
- new: The new pope is asked by what name he wants to be called.
Modifies a noun
- xvi: The past year pope benedict xvi 's more than million.
- Benedict: The past year pope benedict xvi's more than million.
Noun used with modifier
lord: Now, thanks to the madness of his legates, the lord pope is extremely annoyed.
Possessives
- authority: A new commission was sent to Rome for the restoration of the pope's authority to allow the condemnation of Cranmer.
- legate: The pope's legate was there to confer with von Papen.
Preposition: in
history: We need not concern ourselves with the role of the popes in history, no one can sort the good from the bad.
Preposition: of
century: He set 1,351 individuals on the road to sainthood - more than all the other popes of the 20th century put together.

