Masculine

pape

Pope

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pap/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Middle French pape, from Old French pape, from Ecclesiastical Latin papa, from early Byzantine Greek παπᾶς (papâs, “patriarch, bishop”), from late Ancient Greek πάπας (pápas).

Related words

sovereign pontiff

supreme pontiff

Catholic Pope

Roman Catholic Pope

patriarch of the West

servant of the servants of God

Pape

Saint-Père

souverain pontife

pontife romain

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