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pope Definition

pope (pōp)

noun

  1. R.C.Ch. the bishop of Rome and head of the Church
  2. a person regarded as having, or acting as though he has, popelike authority
  3. 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·dom noun

Pope Definition

Pope (pōp)

  1. Pope, Alexander 1688-1744; Eng. poet

  2. Pope, John 1822-92; Union general in the Civil War

pope Synonyms

pope

n.

Pontiff, Supreme Pontiff, head of the Roman Catholic Church, bishop of Rome, Primate of Italy, Roman Pontiff, vicar of Jesus Christ on earth, Metropolitan of the Roman Province, successor to Peter in the See of Rome, Patriarch of the West, His Holiness, the Holy Father, Servus servorum Dei (Latin); see also father 5, master 1, priest.

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.

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