pope 
(p
p)
KEY NOUN:
- often Pope Roman Catholic Church The bishop of Rome and head of the Roman Catholic Church on earth.
- Eastern Orthodox Church The patriarch of Alexandria.
- The Coptic patriarch of Alexandria.
- The male head of some non-Christian religions: the Taoist pope.
- A person considered to have unquestioned authority: the pope of surrealism.
ETYMOLOGY:Middle English, from Old English
p
pa, from Late Latin, from Latin,
father (title of bishops), from Greek
papps; see
papa in Indo-European roots
