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Recent Examples of pope
Berger, whose pope-election nail biter Conclave was one of the most delightful surprises of last year, does pull off some moody grandeur here.
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Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
Written in the 1580s for a primarily Protestant audience, the play features a scene in which Dr. Faustus and his devil companion, Mephistopheles, trick the pope by snatching away his meal.
—Penelope Geng, The Conversation, 27 Oct. 2025
However, the pope was ailing at the time and died on April 21.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
God chooses the pope, not cardinals, my barista says.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
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Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
Written in the 1580s for a primarily Protestant audience, the play features a scene in which Dr. Faustus and his devil companion, Mephistopheles, trick the pope by snatching away his meal.
—Penelope Geng, The Conversation, 27 Oct. 2025
However, the pope was ailing at the time and died on April 21.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
God chooses the pope, not cardinals, my barista says.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pope
Noun
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The new archbishop succeeds Cardinal Vincent Nichols, who last month turned 80 and is past retirement age.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
19 Dec. 2025
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New York's new archbishop was first an affable Chicagoan, and those who knew him during his life in the south suburbs are not surprised by Pope Leo XIV's decision to elevate him.—
Noel Brennan,
CBS News,
18 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Prevost was becoming a bishop of consequence.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026
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The attack hit the Sokoto region of northwestern Nigeria, an area where a local Catholic bishop said in October that Christians aren't facing persecution.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Dec. 2025
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Local spats could now feed into a mass movement that spread far beyond individual disputes between a peasant and a particularly nasty abbot or lord.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
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By the 1930s the newly emerging field of genetics was growing in popularity, based primarily on the studies of the Austrian biologist and Catholic abbot Gregor Mendel.—
D. Scott Schmid,
Denver Post,
22 Sep. 2025
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The Colombian prelate also recognised the call for the Church to move faster in tackling abuse.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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Debates and complaints between prelates have historically been handled behind the scenes in hopes of maintaining an image of cohesion despite obviously divergent mindsets.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Oct. 2025
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Many of the homes that have collapsed were hundreds of feet away from the ocean’s shoreline when they were initially built, said Reide Corbett, the dean of the Coastal Studies Institute at East Carolina University.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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In his nearly 20 years in Miami as dean of the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music and of all things jazz in this town, Berg has proven his knack for bringing unexpected combinations of great artists together under one roof.—
Helena Alonso Paisley,
Miami Herald,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Local Catholics attended Mass at the Cathedral of the Incarnation midday April 21 that Rev. John Hammond presided over, and Spalding will be the celebrant at an official diocesan Mass.—
Liam Adams,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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The diocesan website includes a statement from Dallas Bishop Edward Burns connecting the need for social distancing with the story of the Good Samaritan.—
David Tarrant,
Dallas News,
6 Apr. 2020
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The campy investigator is taking his talents to the church after a monsignor is killed.—
Rebecca Aizin,
PEOPLE,
13 Dec. 2025
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The plan is to film Samson (as Jefferson) walking out with the hopes that people will believe the monsignor's risen from the dead.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Dec. 2025
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Scott Venable, lead pastor of Northwood Church in Keller, said the city has never been at risk of being governed by sharia or any other foreign laws.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Jan. 2026
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This intrepid empire builder is married to the pastor, and not here to make friends.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Pope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pope. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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