pope
意味
- (カトリックの)ローマ教皇
- 法王
- ローマ教皇(法王)
例文
The pope appeared in his red robe.
法王は赤い法衣をまとって現れた。
As I read through the letters, I realized that the Pope was the true culprit.
私がそれらの手紙を読むにつれて、教皇が真犯人だと分かってきた。
語源
ギリシャ語pappas「お父さん」から。聖職者を敬って「父」と呼んだ語が、のちにローマの司教だけを指すように「ローマ教皇」。
英語の原文（Wiktionary）
From Middle English pope, popa, from Old English pāpa, from Vulgar Latin papa (title for priests and bishops, esp. and by 8th c. only the bishop of Rome), from early Byzantine Greek παπᾶς (papâs, title for priests and bishops, especially by 3rd c. the bishop of Alexandria), from late Ancient Greek πάπας (pápas, title for priests and bishops, in the sense of spiritual father), from πάππας (páppas, “papa, daddy”).