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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

POPE, n. [Low L. papa.]
1. The bishop of Rome, the head of the catholic church.
2. A small fish, called also a ruff.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the head of the Roman Catholic Church [syn: pope, Catholic Pope, Roman Catholic Pope, pontiff, Holy Father, Vicar of Christ, Bishop of Rome]
2: English poet and satirist (1688-1744) [syn: Pope, Alexander Pope]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English p?pa, from Late Latin papa, from Greek pappas, papas, title of bishops, literally, papa Date: before 12th century 1. often capitalized a prelate who as bishop of Rome is the head of the Roman Catholic Church 2. one that resembles a pope (as in authority) 3. a. the Eastern Orthodox or Coptic patriarch of Alexandria b. a priest of an Eastern church

Merriam Webster's

I. biographical name Alexander 1688-1744 English poet • Popian also Popean adjective II. biographical name John 1822-1892 American general

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. n. 1 (as title usu. Pope) the head of the Roman Catholic Church (also called the Bishop of Rome). 2 the head of the Coptic Church. 3 = RUFF(2). Phrases and idioms: pope's eye 1 a lymphatic gland surrounded with fat in the middle of a sheep's leg. 2 Sc. a cut of steak. Derivatives: popedom n. popeless adj. Etymology: OE f. eccl.L papa bishop, pope f. eccl.Gk papas = Gk pappas father: cf. PAPA 2. n. a parish priest of the Orthodox Church in Russia etc. Etymology: Russ. pop f. OSlav. popu f. WG f. eccl.Gk (as POPE(1))

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Ruff Ruff, Ruffe Ruffe, n. [OE. ruffe.] (Zo["o]l.) A small freshwater European perch (Acerina vulgaris); -- called also pope, blacktail, and stone, or striped, perch.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Pope Pope, n. [AS. p[=a]pa, L. papa father, bishop. Cf. Papa, Papal.] 1. Any ecclesiastic, esp. a bishop. [Obs.] --Foxe. 2. The bishop of Rome, the head of the Roman Catholic Church. See Note under Cardinal. 3. A parish priest, or a chaplain, of the Greek Church. 4. (Zo["o]l.) A fish; the ruff. Pope Joan, a game at cards played on a round board with compartments. Pope's eye, the gland surrounded with fat in the middle of the thigh of an ox or sheep. --R. D. Blackmore. Pope's nose, the rump, or uropygium, of a bird. See Uropygium.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Puffin Puf"fin (p[u^]f"f[i^]n), n. [Akin to puff.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) An arctic sea bird Fratercula arctica) allied to the auks, and having a short, thick, swollen beak, whence the name; -- called also bottle nose, cockandy, coulterneb, marrot, mormon, pope, and sea parrot. Note: The name is also applied to other related species, as the horned puffin (F. corniculata), the tufted puffin (Lunda cirrhata), and the razorbill. Manx puffin, the Manx shearwater. See under Manx. 2. (Bot.) The puffball. 3. A sort of apple. [Obs.] --Rider's Dict. (1640).

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(popes) The Pope is the head of the Roman Catholic Church. ...the Pope's message to the people. ...Pope John Paul II. N-COUNT: usu the N; N-TITLE

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Pontiff, bishop of Rome, Pontifex Maximus.

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

A figure burned annually every fifth of November, in memory of the gunpowder plot, which is said to have been carried on by the papists.

Moby Thesaurus

Grand Penitentiary, Holy Father, abuna, antipope, archbishop, archdeacon, archpriest, bishop, bishop coadjutor, canon, cardinal, cardinal bishop, cardinal deacon, cardinal priest, chaplain, coadjutor, curate, dean, diocesan, ecclesiarch, exarch, hierarch, high priest, metropolitan, papa, patriarch, penitentiary, pontiff, prebendary, prelate, primate, rector, rural dean, subdean, suffragan, vicar