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English - Nouns
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pontiff | the pope or bishop |
| cardinals | A high church official, ranking just below the pope, who has been appointed by a pope to membership in the College of Cardinals. |
| conclave | The meeting held to elect a new pope. Or the place of meeting. |
| interim | Belonging to, serving during, or taking place during an intermediate interval of time; temporary: an interim agreement. |
| archbishops | A bishop of the highest rank, heading an archdiocese or province. |
| bishops | A high-ranking Christian cleric, in modern churches usually in charge of a diocese and in some churches regarded as having received the highest ordination in unbroken succession from the apostles. |