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pontiff
[ pon-tif ]
noun
- any pontifex.
- any high or chief priest.
- Ecclesiastical.
- a bishop.
- the Roman Catholic pope, the Bishop of Rome.
pontiff
/ ˈpɒntɪf /
noun
- a former title of the pagan high priest at Rome, later used of popes and occasionally of other bishops, and now confined exclusively to the pope
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Origin of pontiff1
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Example Sentences
But the current pontiff, for reasons one might fully understand, declined to meet the would-be papal assassin.
The pontiff blasts the selfishness, arrogance and detachment of the cardinals in Rome.
With more threats than ever on the Vatican, is the pontiff making a dangerous mistake?
He was released in 2010, and now wants to meet Pope Francis when the pontiff visits Turkey next week.
First, in his opening remarks yesterday, the pontiff towed a much more conservative line than his legion of new fans might expect.
Leo II, pope, died; an able and resolute pontiff; established the kiss of peace at the mass, and the use of holy water.
In the article on "China" it will be seen that the emperor is the chief pontiff, and that the worship is august and simple.
Far and wide over that mighty throng the pontiff threw his voice, clear as a trumpet, yet musical and soulful.
But the youth and inexperience of Riaro excused the enormity of a crime perpetrated under the sanction of the supreme pontiff.
The new pontiff-king had effected many innovations in religious ceremonies.
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