Definition of Ponteff
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The Pope
- A bishop
- A pontifex
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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