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pon·tiff  (pntf)

n.

1.

a. The pope.

b. A bishop.

2. A pontifex.

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[French pontife, from Old French pontif, from Latin pontifex, pontifex; see pent- in Indo-European roots.]

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pontiff

Noun

the Pope [Latin pontifex high priest]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

pontiff - the head of the Roman Catholic Church Bishop of Rome, Catholic Pope, Holy Father, pope, Roman Catholic Pope, Vicar of Christ papacy, pontificate - the government of the Roman Catholic Church spiritual leader - a leader in religious or sacred affairs Catholic - a member of a Catholic church antipope - someone who is elected pope in opposition to another person who is held to be canonically elected; "the antipopes resided in Avignon during the Great Schism"

Translations

pontiff [ˈpɔntɪf] n → pontífice m

pontiff [ˈpɔntɪf] n → pontife m

pontiff [ˈpɔntɪf] n → Papst m

pontiff [ˈpɔntɪf] n → pontefice m

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pontiff

n pontiff [ˈpontif]

(in the Roman Catholic church) a bishop, especially the Pope. biskopقَداسَة الباباпапаbiskup, papežpaveder Hohepriester; der Papstποντίφικαςpontíficepiiskopسر کشیشpaavipontifeבִּישוֹףधर्माध्यक्षpapa,biskupRóma püspöke (= a pápa)Pausbiskup; páfipontefice教皇주교, 교황popiežius, vyskupaspāvests; bīskapspauspausbiskop; pavepapieżpontíficepontifпонтификbiskup; pápežcerkveni poglavarPapapåve, biskopสังฆราชpapa; piskopos羅馬教皇Папа Римський, понтифікپادريgiáo hoàng罗马教皇