pope Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the head of the Roman Catholic Church
    Roman Catholic Pope; pontiff; Catholic Pope; Vicar of Christ; Holy Father; Bishop of Rome.
  2. noun English poet and satirist (1688-1744)
    Alexander Pope.

WordNet

Pope
Definitions
  1. .
  2. To make dark; to darken; to cloud. "Blackened the whole heavens." South.
  3. To defame; to sully, as reputation; to make infamous; as, vice blackens the character. Syn. -- To denigrate; defame; vilify; slander; calumniate; traduce; malign; asperse.
Pope noun
Etymology
AS. papa, L. papa father, bishop. Cf. Papa, Papal.
Definitions
  1. Any ecclesiastic, esp. a bishop. Obs. Foxe.
  2. The bishop of Rome, the head of the Roman Catholic Church. See Note under Cardinal.
  3. A parish priest, or a chaplain, of the Greek Church.
  4. (Zoöl.) A fish; the ruff.

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