Category:Pope

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Pope, n. Etym: [as. papa, l. papa father, bishop. Cf. Papa, papal.]

1. Any ecclesiastic, esp. a bishop. [obs.] Foxe.

2. The Bishop of Rome, the head of the Roman Catholic Church. See Note under Cardinal.

3. A parish priest, or a chaplain, of the Greek church.

4. (zoöl.)

Defn: a fish; the ruff.