Explore Popes through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Popes meaning
plural of pope
Using Popes
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of pope
- In the example corpus, popes often appears in combinations such as: the popes, popes and, two popes.
Context around Popes
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 11 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Popes
- In this selection, "popes" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, two, fifteenth, third, benedict, want and manuel stand out and add context to how "popes" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include popes benedict xi and the two popes. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "popes" sits close to words such as abbreviation, acosta and adeleke, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with popes
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Dental Care Centre, 3 Popes Lane, Totton, Southampton. (9 words)
I know many think the two popes were at odds. (10 words)
Assuming Francis can ensure the next couple of Popes aren't evil technophobes. (13 words)
Georg Gaenswein, Benedict's personal secretary who was seen kissing his wooden coffin in St Peter's Square last week, has embarrassed the Vatican with a series of revelations about the private conversations between the two popes. (37 words)
Those of us who want change may be disappointed by this incremental way of proceeding, but more rapid change in Protestant churches has often resulted in schisms, something popes want to avoid at all costs. (35 words)
But the competition was indeed a closely-fought one where the 'Joker' actor beat Christian Bale (Ford v Ferrari), Antonio Banderas (Pain and Glory), Adam Driver (Marriage Story), and Jonathan Pryce (The Two Popes). (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
In spite of his friendliness towards the Roman Church and his cordial relations with all the Popes, Manuel was never honoured with the title of Augustus by the Popes.
Popes Benedict XI-Benedict XVI are, from an official point of view, the tenth through fifteenth popes by that name.
Popes Benedict XI-XVI are, from an official point of view, the tenth through fifteenth popes by that name.
Popes Martin IV–V were actually the second and third popes by that name.
Some writers, but not all, consequently increased the numbering of later Popes of that name, making them Popes Stephen III-X.
Fine Gael Councillor Mike Kennelly is angry over delays in carrying out safety works at the accident-prone Popes Cross on the N69 Tralee-Listowel Road.
Georg Gaenswein, Benedict's personal secretary who was seen kissing his wooden coffin in St Peter's Square last week, has embarrassed the Vatican with a series of revelations about the private conversations between the two popes.
I know many think the two popes were at odds.
In the history of the Catholic Church which is almost as old as the history of Christianity itself, only a couple of Popes have resigned and only one Pope has actually quit.
Perhaps the lesson is that if popes want to float peace plans, they should avoid the number seven.
Pope Benedict XVI was one of the three popes in 2,000 years who visited a mosque, which is an extraordinary gesture.
Sister André saw 18 French presidents and ten popes and served her nation at a hospital.
Those of us who want change may be disappointed by this incremental way of proceeding, but more rapid change in Protestant churches has often resulted in schisms, something popes want to avoid at all costs.
Usually they were innocuous, but one 2020 book — in which Benedict defended the celibate priesthood at a time when Francis was considering an exception — sparked demands for future "popes emeritus" to keep quiet.
He quotes freely from earlier Popes and theologians, refers less to such current issues as war, global warming and artificial intelligence, and his words generally lack the saltiness we have become accustomed to.
Several commissions set up by popes have already dealt with the issue without coming to a clear conclusion.
The cast of Renaissance characters is also large and somewhat ungainly, populated with outsize historical players that include Michelangelo, Savonarola, Raphael, Niccolò Machiavelli, Cesare Borgia, various popes, assorted Medicis and many more.
The Dental Care Centre, 3 Popes Lane, Totton, Southampton.
Assuming Francis can ensure the next couple of Popes aren't evil technophobes.
But the competition was indeed a closely-fought one where the 'Joker' actor beat Christian Bale (Ford v Ferrari), Antonio Banderas (Pain and Glory), Adam Driver (Marriage Story), and Jonathan Pryce (The Two Popes).
Common combinations with popes
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the popes 48×
- popes and 17×
- two popes 12×
- popes have 10×
- of popes 8×
- popes of 6×
- popes in 6×
- by popes 6×
- popes who 5×
- popes by 4×