pope
To act as or like a popeTo act as or like a pope.
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2 senses(intransitive)To act as or like a pope.
(colloquial, intransitive)To convert to Roman Catholicism.
Examples
120 sentencesHow is a new pope elected?
The pope appeared in his red robe.
deDer Papst trat in seinem roten Gewand auf. — al_ex_an_der
Brazil was visited by the Pope.
Папа відвідав Бразилію. — deniko
ruБразилию посетил Папа Римский. — shanghainese
Who will be the next pope?
ruКто будет следующим Папой Римским? — Balamax
deWer wird der nächste Papst? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
A new pope has been elected.
ruИзбран новый Папа Римский. — soweli_Elepanto
deEs wurde ein neuer Papst gewählt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
From Middle English pope, popa, from Old English pāpa, from Vulgar Latin papa (title for pFrom 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”).
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Forms
popes, poping, poped, popedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle