see|Pope
English
Pronunciation
(UK) AHD|/p�p/, IPA|/p��p/, SAMPA|/p@Up/
(US) IPA|/po�p/
audio|en-us-pope.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��p|-��p
Etymology 1
Old English papa#Old English|p�pa, from post-classical Latin papa, from Byzantine Greek polytonic|�α�ά�, variant of AGr. polytonic|�ά��α� �daddy, papa�.
Noun
en-noun
- Christianity The bishop of Rome; the head of the Roman Catholic church.
- context|by extension The head of any religion.
#*2007 May 5, Ted Koppel (guest), Wait, Wait... Don�t tell me!, National Public Radio
#*: I really did want to interview the pope. Any pope. I'm not particular.
- (Eastern Christianity) The Bishop or Patriarch of Alexandria.
#: usage: In Coptic Orthodox Church, Patriarch of Alexandria is normally styled as Pope Name, e.g. Pope Shenouda: In Eastern Orthodox Church, Patriarch of Alexandria is officially styled as Pope of Alexandria, but only in liturgy, official documents and intercessions, and not so addressed in daily conversations.
- A small Eurasian freshwater fish, Gymnocephalus cernua.
- Any of various birds having reddish plumage on the breast, especially the bullfinch.
Related terms
top2
antipope
bishop
papal
mid2
papacy
papist
patriarch
Derived terms
popemobile, Popemobile
pope's living room|pope�s living room
Translations
trans-top|head of Roman Catholic Church
Afrikaans: pous
Arabic: t-|ar|بابا|sc=Arab
Bosnian: t-|bs|papa|m
Chinese: ��
Croatian: t-|hr|papa|m
Czech: t-|cs|papež|m
Danish: t-|da|pave
Dutch: t+|nl|paus|m
Filipino: papa (more common: "Santo Papa")
Finnish: t+|fi|paavi
French: t+|fr|pape|m
German: t+|de|Papst|m
Greek: t+|el|�ά�α�|m|sc=Grek (pápas)
Hebrew: t+|he|�פ�פ��ר|sc=Hebr
Hungarian: t+|hu|pápa
Ido: papo
Indonesian: t+|id|paus|xs=Indonesian
Italian: t+|it|papa|m, t-|it|pontefice|m
trans-mid
Japanese: �� (����, h��), �� (�����, ky�k�)(in history and religion)
Korean: �� �� (roma gyohwang)
Latin: t+|la|papa|m, t+|la|pater|m
Limburgish: paus
Luxembourgish: poopst
Polish: t+|pl|papież|m
Portuguese: t+|pt|papa|m
Romanian: t+|ro|pap�|m
Russian: папа �им�кий m
Serbian:
Slovak: pápež m
Slovene: t+|sl|papež|m
Spanish: papa m
Swedish: t+|sv|påve|c
Turkish: t+|tr|papa
Welsh: t-|cy|pab|xs=Welsh
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Etymology 2
From Old Church Slavonic RUchar|поп� ( > Russian RUchar|поп, Polish pop#Polish|pop), from Gothic ���� �priest�, from Byzantine Greek as Etymology 1, above.
Noun
en-noun
- (in Russian tradition) An Eastern Orthodox priest.
Translations
Greek: t+|el|�α�ά�|m|sc=Grek (papás)
zh-min-nan:pope
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fr:pope
io:pope
id:pope
it:pope
nl:pope
pl:pope
pt:pope
ru:pope
fi:pope
ta:pope
te:pope
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