Black Pope

nounArchaic.

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

Origin of Black Pope

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First recorded in 1875–80

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How to use Black Pope in a sentence

They'll make themselves a ruling class, an immortal elite, with Rinehart for their Black Pope.
Martyr | Alan Edward Nourse
And do the rank and file know the Black Pope at the head of the order?
The Clansman | Thomas Dixon

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