pope: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 8 letter points · starts with P · ends with E
Meaning of pope
noun
An honorary title of the Roman Catholic bishop of Rome as father and head of his church, a sovereign of the Vatican city state.
- broadly, ironic, often
An honorary title of the Roman Catholic bishop of Rome as father and head of his church, a sovereign of the Vatican city state. Any similarly absolute and 'infallible' authority.
- broadly
An honorary title of the Roman Catholic bishop of Rome as father and head of his church, a sovereign of the Vatican city state. Any similar head of a religion.
- uncommon
An honorary title of the Roman Catholic bishop of Rome as father and head of his church, a sovereign of the Vatican city state. A theocrat, a priest-king, including (at first especially) over the imaginary land of Prester John or (now) in figurative and alliterative uses.
Listed forms: popes.
Source: Wiktionary — pope.
verb
- intransitive
To act as or like a pope.
- colloquial, intransitive
To convert to Roman Catholicism.
Listed forms: popes, poping, poped.
Source: Wiktionary — pope.
noun
Any mulled wine (traditionally including tokay) considered similar and superior to bishop.
Listed forms: popes.
Source: Wiktionary — pope.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for pope.
noun
the head of the Roman Catholic Church
- Catholic Pope
- Roman Catholic Pope
- pontiff
- Holy Father
- Vicar of Christ
- Bishop of Rome
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
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| American English | Found |
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Letter-value score of pope
P(3) + O(1) + P(3) + E(1) = 8 points.
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Anagrams of pope
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from pope
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