pontiff
Significat (Anglès)
- (Ancient-Rome, historical) A member of the most illustrious of the colleges of priests of the Roman religion, the College of Pontiffs; a pontifex.
- A bishop of the early Church; now specifically, the Pope.
- (figuratively) Any chief figure or leader of a religion.
Sinònims
chief priest
Catholic Pope
Roman Catholic Pope
member of higher orders of clergy
the episcopacy
the episcopate
Sovereign Pontiff
Traduccions
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Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ˈpɒntɪf/
Etimologia (Anglès)
Borrowed from Middle French pontife m, from Latin pontifex m. Doublet of pontifex.
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