pontiff
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /ˈpɒntɪf/
pontiff (plural pontiffs)
- A bishop of the early Church; now specifically, the Pope. [from 16th c.]
- 2007, Edwin Mullins, The Popes of Avignon, Blue Bridge 2008, p. 46:
- In several respects John turned out to be an unexpected figure as supreme pontiff.
- 2007, Edwin Mullins, The Popes of Avignon, Blue Bridge 2008, p. 46:
- (figuratively) Any chief figure or leader of a religion. [from 16th c.]
- (historical) A pontifex. [from 17th c.]
- French: pontife
- German: Pontifex
- Italian: pontefice
- Portuguese: pontífice
- Russian: понти́фик
- Spanish: papa, pontífice
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