popenoun [ C ]
uk/pəʊp/us/poʊp/(the title of) the leader of the Roman Catholic Church:
Pope John Paul II
See also
the papacy
pontiff
More examples
- The Pope has visited South America this year.
- The Pope has recently returned to the Vatican.
- The election of a new pope is a lengthy procedure.
- The Pope is the head of the Roman Catholic church.
- a pilgrimage to see the Pope
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Religious titles
- brother
- eminence
- father
- Fr
- grace
- holiness
- Monsignor
- mother
- Msgr
- pandit
- rev
- Revd
- right
- saint
- st
- swami
- the Very Reverend
- venerable
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Religious leaders & officials
Idiom(s)
is the Pope a Catholic?