I. Pope /pəʊp $ poʊp/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 800-900 ; Language: Late Latin ; Origin: papa , from Greek pappas , papas 'father' , used as a title of bishops ]
1 . the leader of the Roman Catholic Church ⇨ papal :
The Pope will visit El Salvador this year.
Pope John XXIII
2 . Is the Pope (a) Catholic? informal used to say that something is clearly true or certain – used humorously:
‘Do you think they’ll win?’ ‘Is the Pope Catholic?’
II. Pope, Al ‧ ex ‧ an ‧ der /ˌælɪɡˈzɑːndəʳ $ -ˈzæn-/ BrE AmE
(1688–1744) a British poet and ↑ satirist whose best known works are The Rape of the Lock and The Dunciad . He is known for his use of the ↑ heroic couplet in his poems. He also produced very popular translations of the poems of Homer.