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Black Popes

Black Popes is the plural of Black Pope.

Meaning of Black Pope

Noun

Black Pope (plural Black Popes)

  1. (usually considered derogatory) The Superior General of the Society of Jesus.
    • But just down the block from St. Peter's Square, church elders — though not all so old, and without a Cardinal among them — have begun gathering for a closed-door meeting to elect the man dubbed the "black pope".2008, Jeff Israely, “Jesuits to Elect a New 'Black Pope'”, in Time Magazine

Questions about Black Popes

What is Black Popes the plural of?
Black Popes is the plural of Black Pope.

Words near Black Popes in the dictionary

  1. Black Point-Green Point
  2. black polecat
  3. black polecats
  4. black pool
  5. Black Pope
  6. Black Popes
  7. black poplar
  8. black poplars
  9. black powder
  10. black power
  11. black prince

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