POPE

Pope

Popé or Po'pay was a Tewa religious leader from Ohkay Owingeh, who led the Pueblo Revolt in 1680 against Spanish colonial rule. In the first successful revolt against the Spanish, the Pueblo expelled the colonists and kept them out of the territory for twelve years.

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pope

Noun

  1. The bishop of Rome; the head of the Roman Catholic church.
    There have only ever been popes and never any popesses.
  2. The head of any religion.
  3. The Bishop or Patriarch of Alexandria.
    usage: In Coptic Orthodox Church, Patriarch of Alexandria is normally styled as Pope Name, e.g. Pope Shenouda: In Eastern Orthodox Church, Patriarch of Alexandria is officially styled as Pope of Alexandria, but only in liturgy, official documents and intercessions, and not so addressed in daily conversations.
  4. A small Eurasian freshwater fish, .
  5. Any of various birds having reddish plumage on the breast, especially the bullfinch.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. An Eastern Orthodox priest.


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