Masculine
Meaning

Pope

Concepts

sovereign pontiff

supreme pontiff

Catholic Pope

Roman Catholic Pope

patriarch of the West

servant of the servants of God

Synonyms

Pape

Saint-Père

souverain pontife

pontife romain

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).

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