pope

An honorary title of the Roman Catholic bishop of Rome as father and head of his church, a sovereign of the Vatican city state.

Any similarly absolute and 'infallible' authority.

Any similar head of a religion.

A theocrat, a priest-king, including (at first especially) over the imaginary land of Prester John or (now) in figurative and alliterative uses.

An effigy of the pope traditionally burnt in Britain on Guy Fawkes' Day and (occasionally) at other times.

Pope Day, the present Guy Fawkes Day.

An honorary title of the Coptic bishop of Alexandria as father and head of his church.

An honorary title of the Orthodox bishop of Alexandria as father and head of his autocephalous church.

Any bishop of the early Christian church.

The ruffe, a small Eurasian freshwater fish (Gymnocephalus cernua); others of its genus.