English
Wope
Blend of woke + pope.
Ancient Greek πάππας ‘papa, daddy’
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Byzantine Greek παπᾶς ‘priest, bishop’
Vulgar Latin papa
Old English pāpa
Middle English pope
English pope
The story
Applied to recent popes that are seen as socially or theologically progressive.
Today it means
noun A pope who is woke; (specifically) Francis or Leo XIV.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Wope