1. n.1 (as title usu. Pope) the head of the Roman Catholic Church (also called the Bishop of Rome).
2 the head of the Coptic Church.
3 RUFF(2).
Phrases and idioms:
pope's eye
1. a lymphatic gland surrounded with fat in the middle of a sheep's leg.
2 Sc. a cut of steak.
Derivatives:
popedom n. popeless adj.
Etymology: OE f. eccl.L papa bishop, pope f. eccl.Gk papas Gk pappas father: cf. PAPA 2. n. a parish priest of the Orthodox Church in Russia etc.
Etymology: Russ. pop f. OSlav. popu f. WG f. eccl.Gk (as POPE(1))