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pontiff 音标拼音: [p'ɑntəf] [p'ɑntɪf] n. 罗马教皇,主教,祭司长 罗马教皇,主教,祭司长 pontiff n 1: the head of the Roman Catholic Church [ synonym: { pope}, { Catholic Pope}, { Roman Catholic Pope}, { pontiff}, { Holy Father}, { Vicar of Christ}, { Bishop of Rome}] Pontiff \ Pon" tiff\, n. [ F. pontife, L. pontifex, - ficis; pons, pontis, a bridge ( perhaps originally, a way, path) facere to make. Cf. { Pontoon}.] A high priest. Especially: ( a) 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. -- Dr. W. Smith. ( b) ( Jewish Antiq.) The chief priest. ( c) ( R. C. Ch.) The pope. [ 1913 Webster] 36 Moby Thesaurus words for " pontiff": 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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