Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Alittle or insignificant pope; one who apes the Pope.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A petty or deputy pope.
- noun rare An adherent of the pope.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
petty ordeputy pope . - noun An
adherent of thepope .
Etymologies
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From pope + -ling.
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Examples
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There's a gang of men about -- Anglican Catholics they call themselves; well, remember the German proverb, 'Every priestling hides a popeling.' ...
The Christian A Story Hall Caine 1892
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