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pontiff |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pontiff \Pon"tiff\, n. [F. pontife, L. pontifex, -ficis; pons, pontis, a bridge (perhaps originally, a way path) + facere to make Cf {Pontoon}.] A high priest. Especially: a One of the sacred college, in ancient Rome, which had the supreme jurisdiction over all matters of religion, at the head of which was the Pontifex Maximus. --Dr. W. Smith. b (Jewish Antiq.) The chief priest. c (R. C. Ch.) The pope. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pontiff n : the head of the Roman Catholic Church [syn: {pope}, {Holy Father}, {Vicar of Christ}]
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