bishop of rome

1. 1.

   the head of the Roman Catholic Church

   SynonymspopeCatholic PopeRoman Catholic PopepontiffHoly FatherVicar of Christ

   Broaderspiritual leaderCatholic

   NarrowerantipopeAlexander VIBenedict XIVBenedict XVBoniface VIIICalixtus IICalixtus IIIClement VIIClement XIClement XIV

   Part ofpapacy

Questions about bishop of rome

What does bishop of rome mean?

bishop of rome means "the head of the Roman Catholic Church".

What is another word for bishop of rome?

Close synonyms include pope, Catholic Pope, Roman Catholic Pope, pontiff, Holy Father. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bishop of rome a common word?

bishop of rome is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.