1
often capitalized:a prelate who as bishop of Rome is the head of the Roman Catholic Church
2
:one that resembles a pope (as in authority)
3
a
:the Eastern Orthodox or Coptic patriarch of Alexandria
b
:a priest of an Eastern church
Examples ofpope in a Sentence
The cardinals elected a newpope.
Recent Examples on the WebFrancis left the hospital on March 23 after 38 days in hospital, the longest of his four stays since his election aspope12 years ago.—
Christopher Lamb,CNN, 25 Mar. 2025In February, the palace said Charles and his wife Queen Camilla would travel to Rome in April for the couple to meet the 88-year-oldpope, but days later Francis was taken to hospital with a severe respiratory infection.—USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025Ralph Fiennes stars as the cardinal in charge of a conclave to elect a newpope.—Brian Tallerico,Vulture, 17 Mar. 2025Francis’ doctors told reporters on Feb. 21 that thepopeauthorized them to clearly explain the gravity of his situation, in detail, and their regular medical bulletins have suggested that Francis is comfortable with such information being in the public domain.—Nicole Winfield,Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025See All Example Sentences forpope
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Christopher Lamb,CNN, 25 Mar. 2025In February, the palace said Charles and his wife Queen Camilla would travel to Rome in April for the couple to meet the 88-year-oldpope, but days later Francis was taken to hospital with a severe respiratory infection.—USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025Ralph Fiennes stars as the cardinal in charge of a conclave to elect a newpope.—Brian Tallerico,Vulture, 17 Mar. 2025Francis’ doctors told reporters on Feb. 21 that thepopeauthorized them to clearly explain the gravity of his situation, in detail, and their regular medical bulletins have suggested that Francis is comfortable with such information being in the public domain.—Nicole Winfield,Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025See All Example Sentences forpopeWord History
Etymology
Middle English, from Old Englishpāpa, from Late Latinpapa, from Greekpappas, papas, title of bishops, literally, papa
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined atsense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use ofpope was before the 12th centuryBrowse Nearby Words
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“Pope.”Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pope. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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