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Rome

Rome

3.9
The leaders of the Roman Catholic Church who make important decisions
  • noun
  • /roʊm/
translation icon : Roma
  • The Pope makes important decisions that affect the entire Catholic community, and many look to Rome for guidance.

But now the people at the main headquarters up in Hemet, CA, they would be like the Cardinals in Rome.

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Examples

  • Is it a decision taken by Rome which we can't ignore, or is this a personal decision?

  • So you know, in the West we have the Latin Church, Church of Rome, we call it the Roman Catholic Church, right?

  • Despite that victory, the three-way power sharing arrangement in Rome couldn't last for long.

  • E Lepidus would remain behind to oversee Rome as consul.

  • He used the incident as proof that Anthony had betrayed Rome and thrown in his lot with the Egyptians.

  • The recent changes in church policy were announced directly by Rome during the conference.

  • Every year, thousands of pilgrims travel to Rome to attend mass at St. Peter's Basilica.

Synonyms

Pope
vsRome
  • Formal
239 3.2

A religious leader in Rome who leads the Roman Catholic Church worldwide

is the same person referenced instead by the city's name
papacy
vsRome
13 8.4

The job and power of the Pope as leader of the Roman Catholic Church

is the leadership term named after the city's location
2 6.0

The leader of the Roman Catholic Church

is the same authority but referred to by the city's name
3.9

A person who leads the Roman Catholic Church and is the Bishop of Rome

has identical meaning but uses the city's name to refer to authority

Idioms

Important things take time to finish

You can reach the same result in many different ways

when in Rome
  • Informal
6.8

Act like local people when you visit a place

Compounds

The leader of the Roman Catholic Church

The Christian church in Rome led by the Pope

A person who ruled the Roman Empire from Augustus to the end of the Western Empire

1 9.9

An annual prize from the French government that lets artists, architects, and musicians study in Rome

Rome Beauty
  • Specialized
6.3

A large round red apple with a firm inside that is good for baking

Seven hills on which the ancient city of Rome was built

Surface Forms

Rome singular
Romes plural

Etymology

Rome is often used to mean the leadership of the Roman Catholic Church because the Pope and the main church offices are in the city Rome, so saying 'Rome' is a short way to mean 'the Church leaders in Rome'.