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# pope

«pope» in Mova's school dictionary: **the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, who lives in…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a pope, popes; the Pope)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (church) The Pope is the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, who lives in Vatican City in Rome; Catholics see him as following Saint Peter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pope/#m1)

2) In some Orthodox churches, "pope" is also a title for certain leaders, like the Pope of Alexandria. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pope/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In RE lessons pupils learn that the Pope is chosen by cardinals, and that white smoke from a chimney shows a new pope has been chosen. He leads prayers for the whole world and writes letters to the Church. Phrases: the Pope, a new pope, the Pope's visit, Pope Francis (a name with title).

### examples

- The Pope gave a blessing to the crowd in Saint Peter's Square. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pope/#x1)
- White smoke rose, and people cheered: there was a new pope. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pope/#x2)
- Our school watched the Pope's Christmas message. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pope/#x3)
- Catholics see the Pope as the successor of Saint Peter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pope/#x4)
- The Pope lives in Vatican City, the smallest country in the world. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pope/#x5)
- Many popes have taken the name John or Pius. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pope/#x6)
- Then our Pope besought him, crying-- [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pope/#x7)

### note

Capital P for "the Pope" or a name ("Pope Francis"); small p for the general word ("popes of the past"). Adjective papal. Only Catholic (and some Orthodox) churches have a pope; Protestant churches do not.

### In the corpora

- [The Pope is the Bishop of Rome and leader of the Catholic Church worldwide.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/25-weddings-funerals-and-the-people-of-the-church/16/)
- [Catholics see the Pope as the successor of the apostle Peter; other churches do not accept his authority.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/25-weddings-funerals-and-the-people-of-the-church/17/)
- [The Catholic Church is the largest Christian church and is led by the Pope.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/28-churches-of-the-english-speaking-world-i/6/)
- [Uranus's moons are named after characters from Shakespeare and Alexander Pope, such as Miranda, Titania and Oberon.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/space/14-uranus-and-neptune/11/)
- [In 1582 Pope Gregory XIII brought in the Gregorian calendar: Thursday 4 October was followed by Friday 15 October, skipping 10 dates.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/116-how-our-calendar-was-made/17/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «pope» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pope/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.