noun · common

pope

pope · popes

папа, папа римський

папа, папа римский

Papst, Päpstin

An honorary title of the Roman Catholic bishop of Rome as father and head of his…An honorary title of the Roman Catholic bishop of Rome as father and head of his church, a sovereign of the Vatican city state.

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UK/pəʊp/US/poʊp/

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Meaning

17 senses

An honorary title of the Roman Catholic bishop of Rome as father and head of his church, a sovereign of the Vatican city state.
2007 May 5, Ted Koppel (guest), Wait, Wait... Don’t tell me!, National Public Radio I really did want to interview the pope. Any pope. I'm not particular.
the head of the Roman Catholic Church
An honorary title of the Roman Catholic bishop of Rome as father and head of his church, a sovereign of the Vatican city state.
(broadly, ironic, often)Any similarly absolute and 'infallible' authority.
(broadly)Any similar head of a religion.
(uncommon)A theocrat, a priest-king, including (at first especially) over the imaginary land of Prester John or (now) in figurative and alliterative uses.
(UK)An effigy of the pope traditionally burnt in Britain on Guy Fawkes' Day and (occasionally) at other times.
An honorary title of the Coptic bishop of Alexandria as father and head of his church.
An honorary title of the Orthodox bishop of Alexandria as father and head of his autocephalous church.
(UK)The ruffe, a small Eurasian freshwater fish (Gymnocephalus cernua); others of its genus.
(Cornwall, Devon, Scotland, UK, regional)The Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica).
(US, regional)The painted bunting (Passerina ciris).
(rare)The red-cowled cardinal (Paroaria dominicana).
Garlic, when used in addition to the Holy Trinity of celery, bell peppers and onions.

Examples

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How is a new pope elected?
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The pope appeared in his red robe.
deDer Papst trat in seinem roten Gewand auf.
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Brazil was visited by the Pope.
Папа відвідав Бразилію.
ruБразилию посетил Папа Римский.
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Who will be the next pope?
ruКто будет следующим Папой Римским?
deWer wird der nächste Papst?
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A new pope has been elected.
ruИзбран новый Папа Римский.
deEs wurde ein neuer Papst gewählt.
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Translations

9 languages

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Origin

From Middle English pope, popa, from Old English pāpa, from Vulgar Latin papa (title for p

From Middle English pope, popa, from Old English pāpa, from Vulgar Latin papa (title for priests and bishops, esp. and by 8th c. only the bishop of Rome), from early Byzantine Greek παπᾶς (papâs, title for priests and bishops, especially by 3rd c. the bishop of Alexandria), from late Ancient Greek πάπας (pápas, title for priests and bishops, in the sense of spiritual father), from πάππας (páppas, “papa, daddy”).

By analogy with bishop (“mulled and spiced wine”).

Of Onomatopoeic origin.

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