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.
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Charles and Camilla were able to privately visit Francis on April 9 – a fortnight before the first Latin American pope died of a stroke and heart failure.
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Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Daniel Vaughn is the BBQ Editor at Texas Monthly, a role equivalent to the pope in the BBQ world.
—Farhan Mustafa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
The pope, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, was born and raised in a south suburb of Chicago.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
Furthermore, John Paul II was no longer pope when Chris received that picture.
—Anna Bruno
september 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
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Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Daniel Vaughn is the BBQ Editor at Texas Monthly, a role equivalent to the pope in the BBQ world.
—Farhan Mustafa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
The pope, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, was born and raised in a south suburb of Chicago.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
Furthermore, John Paul II was no longer pope when Chris received that picture.
—Anna Bruno
september 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Pope.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pope. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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