Word: pope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English pope, popa, from Old English pāpa, from Vulgar Latin papa (title for priests and bishops, esp. and by 8th c. only the bishop of Rome), from early Byzantine Greek παπᾶς (papâs, title for priests and bishops, especially by 3rd c. the bishop of Alexandria), from late Ancient Greek πάπας (pápas, title for priests and bishops, in the sense of spiritual father), from πάππας (páppas, “papa, daddy”). Pronunciation: /pəʊp/, /poʊp/, /pəʉp/, /pɐʉp/, /pop/ 1. An honorary title of the Roman Catholic bishop of Rome as father and head of his church, a sovereign of the Vatican city state. Example: Þa wæs in þa tid Uitalius papa þæs apostolican seðles aldorbiscop. Example: The Pope is not going to issue a bull condemning the Spanish Church's support of France and destroy the Church's right to exist in Spain. 2. An honorary title of the Roman Catholic bishop of Rome as father and head of his church, a sovereign of the Vatican city state. Labels: broadly, ironic, often Example: We often say, that every man has a pope in his belly. Example: Burne-Jones... accepted him [Dante Gabriel Rossetti] as the infallible Pope of Art. 3. An honorary title of the Roman Catholic bishop of Rome as father and head of his church, a sovereign of the Vatican city state. Labels: broadly Example: In þat yle dwelleth the Pope of hire lawe, þat þei clepen lobassy. Example: Mufti, the Mahometan pope or chief of the religion. 4. An honorary title of the Roman Catholic bishop of Rome as father and head of his church, a sovereign of the Vatican city state. Labels: uncommon Example: Eche day there etyn in his court xii erchebeshopis and xx bishopis, and the patriak of Seynt Thomays is as here pope. Example: Ramone, known as ‘the Pope of Pop’ is one of the top record producer-engineers in the world. 5. An honorary title of the Roman Catholic bishop of Rome as father and head of his church, a sovereign of the Vatican city state. Labels: UK Example: This is the only piece in which the author has given a hint of his religion, by ridiculing the ceremony of burning the pope, and by mentioning with some indignation the inscription […] Example: As York's succession was challenged by burning the pope, the Duke of Monmouth was again heralded in the city as a Protestant alternative. 6. An honorary title of the Roman Catholic bishop of Rome as father and head of his church, a sovereign of the Vatican city state. Labels: US, obsolete 7. An honorary title of the Coptic bishop of Alexandria as father and head of his church. 8. An honorary title of the Orthodox bishop of Alexandria as father and head of his autocephalous church. 9. Any bishop of the early Christian church. Labels: historical, obsolete Example: 1563, 2nd Tome Homelyes, sig. Hh.i All notable Bishops were then called popes. Example: All Bishops in that time had the Stile of Pope given them, as now we call every one of them, My Lord. 10. The ruffe, a small Eurasian freshwater fish (Gymnocephalus cernua); others of its genus. Labels: UK Example: Byfleet-river, wherein are very large pikes, jack, and tench ; perch, of eighteen inches long ; good carp, large flounders, bream, roach, dace, gudgeons, popes, large chub, and eels. Example: It resembles the perch (unfortunately for itself) in having a very long and prickly fin on its back, advantage of which is taken by the boys about Windsor, who are very fond of 'plugging a pope.' This operation consists in fixing a bung in the sharp spines on the poor pope's back fin, and then throwing him into the water. 11. The Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica). Labels: Cornwall, Devon, Scotland, UK, regional Example: Alca genus; 6 species, including the razorbill, the penguin, the pope, and others. Example: The Pope: This is a very singular bird; it is about the size of our widgeon, or somewhat larger, but is not quite so large as the duck: the head is large and rounded; the eyes are small, and stand forward on the head, and lower down than in the generality of birds [...] 12. The painted bunting (Passerina ciris). Labels: US, regional Example: The Pope is of a bright blue round the head; on the throat it is of a fine red, and on the back of a gold green colour, it sings very finely and is the size of a canary bird. Example: The birds [of Louisiana] are the partridge, cardinal and pope, and a species of mocking bird, called the nightingale. 13. The red-cowled cardinal (Paroaria dominicana). Labels: rare Example: From the sketch of the bird which you have sent us, there is no doubt about its being the Pope Grosbeak, which is a species of the Cardinal, but not the crested one. Example: The Pope is a native of Brazil, and the female (it is altogether incongrouous to think of a lady pontiff) exactly resembles her mate. 14. Garlic, when used in addition to the Holy Trinity of celery, bell peppers and onions.