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1. (n.) pontiff
the Roman Catholic pope; the Bishop of Rome.
2. pontiff
a bishop.
3. pontiff
any high or chief priest.
Etymology: (1600–10; earlier pontife < F, short for L pontifexpontifex)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) pope, Catholic Pope, Roman Catholic Pope, pontiff, Holy Father, Vicar of Christ, Bishop of Rome
the head of the Roman Catholic Church
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) pontiff
a high priest
2. (noun) pontiff
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
3. (noun) pontiff
the chief priest
4. (noun) pontiff
the pope
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Sense: (in the Roman Catholic church) a bishop, especially the Pope.
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 Afrikaans: biskop |
 Arabic: قَداسَة البابا |
 Bulgarian: папа |
 Brazilian: pontífice |
 Czech: biskup, papež |
 German: der Hohepriester; der Pap |
 Danish: pave |
 Greek: ποντίφικας |
 Spanish: pontífice |
 Estonian: piiskop |
 Farsi: سر کشیش |
 Finnish: paavi |
 French: pontife |
 Hebrew: בִּישוֹף |
 Hindi: धर्माध्यक्ष |
 Croatian: papa, biskup |
 Hungarian: Róma püspöke (= a pápa) |
 Indonesian: Paus |
 Icelandic: biskup; páfi |
 Italian: pontefice |
 Japanese: 教皇 |
 Korean: 최고 성직자단의 한 사람, 교황 |
 Lithuanian: popiežius, vyskupas |
 Latvian: pāvests; bīskaps |
 Malay: paus |
 Dutch: paus |
 Norwegian: biskop; pave |
 Polish: papież |
 Persian: پاپ عيسوى ها، سر کشیش |
 Pashto: د عيسويانو پاپ، كشيش مشر |
 Portuguese: pontífice |
 Romanian: pontif |
 Russian: понтифик |
 Slovak: biskup; pápež |
 Slovenian: cerkveni poglavar |
 Serbian: Papa |
 Swedish: påve, biskop |
 Thai: สังฆราช |
 Turkish: papa; piskopos |
 Taiwanese: 羅馬教宗 |
 Ukrainian: Папа Римський, понтифік |
 Urdu: پادري |
 Vietnamese: giáo hoàng |
 Chinese: 罗马教皇 |
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