protopope
[ proh-tuh-pohp ]
/ ˈproʊ təˌpoʊp /
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noun
the ranking priest in a cathedral of the Eastern Church.
Nearby words
- protoplasm,
- protoplasmic astrocyte,
- protoplast,
- protopod,
- protopodite,
- protoporphyria,
- protoporphyrin,
- protoporphyrin ix,
- protopresbyter,
- protosemitic
Origin of protopope
Also called protopresbyter.
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Examples from the Web for protopope
Then, hurriedly going up to the protopope, whispered something in his ear.
The Green Book|Mr JkaiUnder Peter's father one of the Raskol leaders, the protopope Avvakum, denounced "these bold-faced" men—bold-faced meaning shaven.
One day I entered it, when the protopope, or dean, was baptizing an infant.