Pope — Defs

01 n. Any ecclesiastic, esp. a bishop.

1.
Any ecclesiastic, esp. a bishop.[Obs.]
2.
The bishop of Rome, the head of the Roman Catholic Church. See Note under Cardinal. See: Note, Cardinal
3.
A parish priest, or a chaplain, of the Greek Church.
4.
A fish; the ruff.(Zool.)

Phrases & compounds

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.

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.