pope
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 →
2) In some Orthodox churches, "pope" is also a title for certain leaders, like the Pope of Alexandria. tree →
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 →
- White smoke rose, and people cheered: there was a new pope. tree →
- Our school watched the Pope's Christmas message. tree →
- Catholics see the Pope as the successor of Saint Peter. tree →
- The Pope lives in Vatican City, the smallest country in the world. tree →
- Many popes have taken the name John or Pius. tree →
- Then our Pope besought him, crying-- tree →
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.
- Catholics see the Pope as the successor of the apostle Peter; other churches do not accept his authority.
- The Catholic Church is the largest Christian church and is led by the Pope.
- Uranus's moons are named after characters from Shakespeare and Alexander Pope, such as Miranda, Titania and Oberon.
- In 1582 Pope Gregory XIII brought in the Gregorian calendar: Thursday 4 October was followed by Friday 15 October, skipping 10 dates.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «pope» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.