pontiff – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
pontiff
n.
Pope, head of the Catholic Church, Bishop of Rome
Pontiff
Pontiff
Noun
1. the head of the Roman Catholic Church
(synonym) Pope, Catholic Pope, Roman Catholic Pope, Holy Father, Vicar of Christ, Bishop of Rome
(hypernym) spiritual leader
(hyponym) Alexander VI, Pope Alexander VI, Borgia, Rodrigo Borgia
(member-holonym) papacy, pontificate
Pontiff
(n.)
The pope.
(n.)
The chief priest.
(n.)
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.
(n.)
A high priest.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Synonyms and related words:
Grand Penitentiary, Holy Father, abuna, antipope, archbishop, archdeacon, archpriest, bishop, bishop coadjutor, canon, cardinal, cardinal bishop, cardinal deacon, cardinal priest, chaplain, coadjutor, curate, dean, diocesan, ecclesiarch, exarch, hierarch, high priest, metropolitan, papa, patriarch, penitentiary, pope, prebendary, prelate, primate, rector, rural dean, subdean, suffragan, vicar
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