Black Pope

noun

, Archaic.

1. the head of the Jesuit order (so called from the power he once possessed and from the black habit worn by the order).

Word History and Origins

Origin of Black Pope¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

They'll make themselves a ruling class, an immortal elite, with Rinehart for their Black Pope.

From Project Gutenberg

And do the rank and file know the Black Pope at the head of the order?

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