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Noun: pope  powp
  1. The head of the Roman Catholic Church
    - Catholic Pope, Roman Catholic Pope, pontiff, Holy Father, Vicar of Christ, Bishop of Rome
     
  2. An Eastern Orthodox priest
Noun: Pope  powp
  1. English poet and satirist (1688-1744)
    - Alexander Pope

Derived forms: Popes, popes

Type of: Catholic, poet, spiritual leader

Part of: papacy, pontificate

Encyclopedia: Pope, Maria