Plural of pope
regular plural
The plural of pope is popes.
Forms of pope
| Singular | pope /pəʊp/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | popes |
| Countable | countable |
Popes in a sentence
- Above all, the SED reformers cite the progress inherent in the emancipation of Westem Communist parties from the "red popes in the Kremlin."1978, Atlas World Press Review, volume 25, page 19
- Several popes forbade attendance at masses celebrated by incelibate clergy.From the entry incelibate
- He could do it, because long before, he had already thought out theologically, in a groundbreaking way, the possibility of popes emeriti in the future.2020, Georg Gänswein, “The Expanded Papacy”, in Michael Miller, transl., How the Catholic Church Can Restore Our Culture, Irondale, Ala.…. From the entry emeritus
- His gigs were always rife with frenetic, spot-on impersonations that included Hollywood stars, presidents, princes, prime ministers, popes and anonymous citizens of the world.2014 August 11, Dave Itzkoff, “Robin Williams, Oscar-Winning Comedian, Dies at 63 in Suspected Suicide”, in New York Times. From the entry uncurtailable
- The items, including objects from as far back as the 4th and 5th centuries, focus on the Roman Catholic popes, beginning with the first, St.2003 March 3, Michael Graczyk, “Vatican treasures illuminate a 2,000-year-old legacy”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los…. From the entry St. Peter
Meaning of pope
- noun An honorary title of the Roman Catholic bishop of Rome as father and head of his church, a sovereign of the Vatican city state.
- noun Any similarly absolute and 'infallible' authority.
- noun Any similar head of a religion.
Questions about the plural of pope
- What is the plural of pope?
- The plural of pope is popes.
- Is pope countable?
- Pope is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: pope (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Cite this page: “Plural of pope.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/plural/pope. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.