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
Examples of pope in a Sentence
The cardinals elected a new pope.
Recent Examples on the Web
For the past few months, the pope has been battling frequent bouts of bronchitis, cold and the flu, with regular visits to the hospital for checks on his lungs.
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NBC News, 2 Apr. 2024
Moments later, the pope imparted his Urbi et Orbi blessing from the central loggia of St. Peter’s façade.
—Phoebe Natanson, ABC News, 31 Mar. 2024
The stations mark various stages of Jesus Christ’s suffering and death, with the pope seeking to apply the biblical account to contemporary concerns.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN, 30 Mar. 2024
Following the Mass, the pope delivered the weekly Sunday Angelus message and blessing from the altar, rather than from a window of the Apostolic Palace overlooking the square, though that is not unusual when major events take place.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 25 Mar. 2024
Tassi was protected by the pope and set free; Gentileschi, despite being a brilliant artist, was shamed and erased from public memory for centuries.
—Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2024
Vatican Television coverage showed only the crowd for a few minutes, instead of a close-up of the pope.
—Philip Pullella, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2024
But Orthodox Christians are using the old calendar, or the Julian calendar, rather than the Gregorian calendar, which a pope introduced in 1582.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 20 Mar. 2024
Examples included depictions of Nazi soldiers as Black and Asian and popes as female, for which the company apologized.
—Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2024
NBC News, 2 Apr. 2024
Moments later, the pope imparted his Urbi et Orbi blessing from the central loggia of St. Peter’s façade.
—Phoebe Natanson, ABC News, 31 Mar. 2024
The stations mark various stages of Jesus Christ’s suffering and death, with the pope seeking to apply the biblical account to contemporary concerns.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN, 30 Mar. 2024
Following the Mass, the pope delivered the weekly Sunday Angelus message and blessing from the altar, rather than from a window of the Apostolic Palace overlooking the square, though that is not unusual when major events take place.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 25 Mar. 2024
Tassi was protected by the pope and set free; Gentileschi, despite being a brilliant artist, was shamed and erased from public memory for centuries.
—Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2024
Vatican Television coverage showed only the crowd for a few minutes, instead of a close-up of the pope.
—Philip Pullella, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2024
But Orthodox Christians are using the old calendar, or the Julian calendar, rather than the Gregorian calendar, which a pope introduced in 1582.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 20 Mar. 2024
Examples included depictions of Nazi soldiers as Black and Asian and popes as female, for which the company apologized.
—Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2024
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“Pope.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pope. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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