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NOUN (2)

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]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pope \Pope\ (p[=o]p), n. [AS. p[=a]pa, L. papa father, bishop. Cf. Papa, Papal.] 1. Any ecclesiastic, esp. a bishop. [Obs.] --Foxe. [1913 Webster] 2. The bishop of Rome, the head of the Roman Catholic Church. See Note under Cardinal. [1913 Webster] 3. A parish priest, or a chaplain, of the Greek Church. [1913 Webster] 4. (Zool.) A fish; the ruff. [1913 Webster] 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. to be more Catholic than the Pope to adhere more stringently to Roman Catholic practices and doctrine than is required by church doctrine; -- usually used in a negative sense to mean, to be excessively pious. [1913 Webster +PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Puffin \Puf"fin\ (p[u^]f"f[i^]n), n. [Akin to puff.] 1. (Zool.) 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. [1913 Webster] Note: The name is also applied to other related species, as the horned puffin (Fratercula corniculata), the tufted puffin (Lunda cirrhata), and the razorbill. [1913 Webster] Manx puffin, the Manx shearwater. See under Manx. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) The puffball. [1913 Webster] 3. A sort of apple. [Obs.] --Rider's Dict. (1640). [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ruff \Ruff\, Ruffe \Ruffe\, n. [OE. ruffe.] (Zool.) A small freshwater European perch (Acerina vulgaris); -- called also pope, blacktail, and stone perch, or striped perch. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

pope 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]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

36 Moby Thesaurus words for "pope": 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
Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856):

POPE. The chief of the catholic religion is so called. He is a temporal prince. He is elected by certain officers called cardinals, and remains in power during life. In the 9th Collation of the Authentics it is declared the bishop of Rome hath the first place of sitting in all assemblies, and the bishop of Constantinople the second. Ridley's View, part 1, chap. 3, sect. 10. 2. The pope has no political authority in the United States.
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):

Pope -- U.S. County in Illinois Population (2000): 4413 Housing Units (2000): 2351 Land area (2000): 370.863411 sq. miles (960.531785 sq. km) Water area (2000): 3.774572 sq. miles (9.776097 sq. km) Total area (2000): 374.637983 sq. miles (970.307882 sq. km) Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17 Location: 37.411400 N, 88.573261 W Headwords: Pope Pope, IL Pope County Pope County, IL
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):

Pope -- U.S. County in Minnesota Population (2000): 11236 Housing Units (2000): 5827 Land area (2000): 670.136238 sq. miles (1735.644816 sq. km) Water area (2000): 47.151019 sq. miles (122.120574 sq. km) Total area (2000): 717.287257 sq. miles (1857.765390 sq. km) Located within: Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27 Location: 45.592633 N, 95.447319 W Headwords: Pope Pope, MN Pope County Pope County, MN
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):

Pope -- U.S. County in Arkansas Population (2000): 54469 Housing Units (2000): 22851 Land area (2000): 811.900192 sq. miles (2102.811754 sq. km) Water area (2000): 18.888635 sq. miles (48.921339 sq. km) Total area (2000): 830.788827 sq. miles (2151.733093 sq. km) Located within: Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05 Location: 35.330478 N, 93.084446 W Headwords: Pope Pope, AR Pope County Pope County, AR
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Pope-Vannoy Landing, AK -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Alaska Population (2000): 8 Housing Units (2000): 19 Land area (2000): 48.830214 sq. miles (126.469668 sq. km) Water area (2000): 8.428282 sq. miles (21.829150 sq. km) Total area (2000): 57.258496 sq. miles (148.298818 sq. km) FIPS code: 62125 Located within: Alaska (AK), FIPS 02 Location: 59.537594 N, 154.530521 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Pope-Vannoy Landing, AK Pope-Vannoy Landing Pope, AK Pope
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Pope, MS -- U.S. village in Mississippi Population (2000): 241 Housing Units (2000): 96 Land area (2000): 1.011052 sq. miles (2.618613 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.011052 sq. miles (2.618613 sq. km) FIPS code: 59240 Located within: Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28 Location: 34.214976 N, 89.944299 W ZIP Codes (1990): 38658 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Pope, MS Pope