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protopope

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[proh-tuh-pohp] / ˈproʊ təˌpoʊp /

noun

  1. the ranking priest in a cathedral of the Eastern Church.

Etymology

Origin of protopope

1655–65; < Russian protopóp < Late Greek protopapâs. See proto-, pope

Example Sentences

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One day I entered it, when the protopope, or dean, was baptizing an infant.

From The Baptist Magazine, Vol. 27, January, 1835 by Wightman, George

Under Peter's father one of the Raskol leaders, the protopope Avvakum, denounced "these bold-faced" men—bold-faced meaning shaven.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 88, April, 1875 by Various

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