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protopope

protopope noun: a protopresbyter.

Noun

protopope (plural protopopes)

  1. (Byzantine, Eastern Orthodoxy) A protopresbyter.
    • “But let us return to our first head,” as my esteemed colleague, who was burned alive some centuries ago, the protopope Avvakum, used to say.1906 [1867], Constance Garnett, transl., Smoke, translation of Дым (Dym) by Ivan Turgenev

Forms of protopope

pluralprotopopes

Origin of protopope

From Ancient Greek πρωτόπαπας (prōtópapas); see proto- + pope.

Questions about protopope

What does protopope mean?
Protopope means a protopresbyter.
What part of speech is protopope?
Protopope is a noun.
What is the plural of protopope?
The plural of protopope is protopopes.

Words near protopope in the dictionary

  1. protopoditic
  2. protopodium
  3. protopods
  4. protopoetic
  5. protopolygonatoside
  6. protopope
  7. protopopes
  8. protoporcelain
  9. protoporcelains
  10. protopore
  11. protopores

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