pontiff

Meaning

Noun

  • 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.
  • Any chief figure or leader of a religion.

Origin

  • Borrowed from Middle French pontife, from Latin pontifex. pontifex.

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