'Pope' definitions:

Definition of 'pope'

(from WordNet)
noun
The head of the Roman Catholic Church [syn: pope, Catholic Pope, Roman Catholic Pope, pontiff, Holy Father, Vicar of Christ, Bishop of Rome]
noun
English poet and satirist (1688-1744) [syn: Pope, Alexander Pope]

Definition of 'Pope'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]

Definition of 'pope'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]

Definition of 'pope'

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Synonyms of 'pope'

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Pope-Vannoy Landing, AK -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Alaska

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Pope, MS -- U.S. village in Mississippi

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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.

Pope -- U.S. County in Illinois

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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

Pope -- U.S. County in Minnesota

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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

Pope -- U.S. County in Arkansas

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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

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