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pontifex

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pon·ti·fex  (pnt-fks)
n. pl. pon·tif·i·ces (pn-tf-sz)
A man on the highest council of priests in ancient Rome.
[Latin; see pent- in Indo-European roots.]
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Noun1.pontifex - a member of the highest council of priests in ancient Rome
capital of Italy, Eternal City, Italian capital, Rome, Roma - capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
priest - a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
antiquity - the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe


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