pope

n. [ AS. pāpa, L. papa father, bishop. Cf. Papa, Papal. ] 1. Any ecclesiastic, esp. a bishop. [ Obs. ] Foxe. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The bishop of Rome, the head of the Roman Catholic Church. See Note under Cardinal. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A parish priest, or a chaplain, of the Greek Church. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Zool.) A fish; the ruff. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pope Joan, a game at cards played on a round board with compartments. --
Pope's eye, the gland surrounded with fat in the middle of the thigh of an ox or sheep. R. D. Blackmore. --
Pope's nose, the rump, or uropygium, of a bird. See Uropygium. --
to be more Catholic than the Pope to adhere more stringently to Roman Catholic practices and doctrine than is required by church doctrine; -- usually used in a negative sense to mean, to be excessively pious. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]