Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pope

2 senses of pope

Sense 1
pope, Catholic Pope, Roman Catholic Pope, pontiff, Holy Father, Vicar of Christ, Bishop of Rome -- (the head of the Roman Catholic Church)
       => spiritual leader -- (a leader in religious or sacred affairs)
       => Catholic -- (a member of a Catholic church)

Sense 2
Pope, Alexander Pope -- (English poet and satirist (1688-1744))
       INSTANCE OF=> poet -- (a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry))