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pope
noun
the
supreme
leader
of
the
Roman
Catholic
Church
who
also
rules
the
tiny
state
of
Vatican
City
•
After
he
was
elected
Pope
,
Jorge
Bergoglio
chose
the
name
Francis
.
After
he
was
elected
Pope
,
Jorge
Bergoglio
chose
the
name
Francis
.
•
My
grandmother
keeps
a
framed
photo
of
the
Pope
on
her
living-room
wall
.
My
grandmother
keeps
a
framed
photo
of
the
Pope
on
her
living-room
wall
.
From
Old
English
pāpa
,
which
came
through
Latin
papa
from
Greek
pappas
meaning
“
father
,”
a
respectful
title
for
bishops
that
became
reserved
for
the
bishop
of
Rome
.
noun
a
small
European
freshwater
fish
,
also
called
the
ruffe
,
with
sharp
spiny
fins
and
a
mottled
brown
body
•
The
young
angler
was
thrilled
when
he
caught
a
pope
in
the
canal
.
The
young
angler
was
thrilled
when
he
caught
a
pope
in
the
canal
.
•
The
biology
teacher
showed
the
class
a
diagram
of
a
pope
to
explain
spiny
fins
.
The
biology
teacher
showed
the
class
a
diagram
of
a
pope
to
explain
spiny
fins
.
Probably
from
a
fancied
resemblance
between
the
fish
’
s
upturned
mouth
and
the
pursed
lips
of
a
dignified
old
“
pope
.”
The
name
has
been
used
by
English
anglers
since
the
18th
century
.
