# popes

Pronunciation: say "POHPS" US /poʊps/, UK /pəʊps/

## Noun

1. Plural of pope. — plural of pope
   - Simple: Plural of pope. Use it when you talk about more than one pope.
   - _Several medieval popes are buried beneath the basilica._
   - _In that newsroom the senior editors behaved like popes, and nobody dared to question a headline they had approved._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular present of pope. — third-person singular simple present indicative of pope
   - Simple: The form of pope used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.

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