/pəʊp/
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Translation
The leader of the Roman Catholic Church, who lives in Rome.
Word origin
From Old English papa, from Church Latin papa, from Greek pappas, a small child's word for father.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- pappas
Grammar
Gender
Pluralpopes
Examples
Rome.
"The pope" is the head of the Roman Catholic Church.
Millions .
A new pope is chosen when the old one dies or steps down.
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Here the pope acts as the leader of his church.
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