~ 1
■ noun
1》 ( the Pope ) the Bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
↘the head of the Coptic Church, the Patriarch of Alexandria.
2》 another term for ruffe .
Phrases
is the Pope ( a ) Catholic? informal used to indicate that something is blatantly obvious.
Derivatives
~dom noun
Origin
OE, via eccles. L. from eccles. Gk papas 'bishop, patriarch', var. of Gk pappas 'father'.
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■ noun a parish priest of the Orthodox Church in Russia and the Balkans.
Origin
C17: from Russ. pop , from Old Church Slavonic popŭ .