Definition of pope

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Pope (n.) Any ecclesiastic, esp. a bishop..

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Popedom :: Popedom (n.) The place, office, or dignity of the pope; papal dignity..
Interdict :: Interdict (n.) A prohibition of the pope, by which the clergy or laymen are restrained from performing, or from attending, divine service, or from administering the offices or enjoying the privileges of the church..
Mandate :: Mandate (n.) A rescript of the pope, commanding an ordinary collator to put the person therein named in possession of the first vacant benefice in his collation..
Epopee :: Epopee (n.) Alt. of Epopoei.
Encyclical :: Encyclical (a.) Sent to many persons or places; intended for many, or for a whole order of men; general; circular; as, an encyclical letter of a council, of a bishop, or the pope..
Papal :: Papal (a.) Of or pertaining to the pope of Rome; proceeding from the pope; ordered or pronounced by the pope; as, papal jurisdiction; a papal edict; the papal benediction..
Papaphobia :: Papaphobia (n.) Intense fear or dread of the pope, or of the Roman Catholic Church..
Pope :: Pope (n.) Any ecclesiastic, esp. a bishop..
Anniversary :: Anniversary (n.) The day on which Mass is said yearly for the soul of a deceased person; the commemoration of some sacred event, as the dedication of a church or the consecration of a pope..
Parallel :: Parallel (n.) A comparison made; elaborate tracing of similarity; as, Johnson's parallel between Dryden and Pope..
Pontifical :: Pontifical (a.) Of or pertaining to a pontiff, or high priest; as, pontifical authority; hence, belonging to the pope; papal..
Praemunire :: Praemunire (n.) The offense of introducing foreign authority into England, the penalties for which were originally intended to depress the civil power of the pope in the kingdom..
Dom :: Dom (n.) A title anciently given to the pope, and later to other church dignitaries and some monastic orders. See Don, and Dan..
Bibliolatry :: Bibliolatry (n.) Book worship, esp. of the Bible; -- applied by Roman Catholic divines to the exaltation of the authority of the Bible over that of the pope or the church, and by Protestants to an excessive regard to the letter of the Scriptures..
Antipapal :: Antipapal (a.) Opposed to the pope or to popery.
Gregorian :: Gregorian (a.) Pertaining to, or originated by, some person named Gregory, especially one of the popes of that name..
Thorntail :: Thorntail (n.) A beautiful South American humming bird (Gouldia Popelairii), having the six outer tail feathers long, slender, and pointed. The head is ornamented with a long, pointed crest..
Mozzetta :: Mozzetta (n.) A cape, with a small hood; -- worn by the pope and other dignitaries of the Roman Catholic Church..
Flabellum :: Flabellum (n.) A fan; especially, the fan carried before the pope on state occasions, made in ostrich and peacock feathers..
Rescript :: Rescript (v. t.) The official written answer of the pope upon a question of canon law, or morals..
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