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- [poh-pey]
- /poʊˈpeɪ/
- /pəʊp/
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- [poh-pey]
- /poʊˈpeɪ/
Definitions of pope word
- noun pope died 1690? Pueblo medicine man: led rebellion against the Spanish 1680. 1
- countable noun pope The Pope is the head of the Roman Catholic Church. 0
- noun pope the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church 0
- noun pope a title sometimes given to a parish priest 0
- noun pope a title sometimes given to the Greek Orthodox patriarch of Alexandria 0
- noun pope a person assuming or having a status or authority resembling that of a pope 0
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Origin of pope
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English pāpa < Late Latin: bishop, pope < Late Greek pápas bishop, priest, variant of páppas father; see papa
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Parts of speech for Pope
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pope popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pope usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pope
noun pope
- abba — father (used of God)
- abbas — Ferhat. 1899–1985, Algerian nationalist leader: joined the National Liberation Front (1956); president of the provisional government of the Algerian republic (1958–61)
- berretta — biretta
- bishop — A bishop is a clergyman of high rank in the Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Orthodox churches.
- diocesan — of or relating to a diocese.
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