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pontifex
pon·ti·fex P0438800 (pŏn′tə-fĕks′)n. pl. pon·tif·i·ces (pŏn-tĭf′ĭ-sēz′) A man on the highest council of priests in ancient Rome.
[Latin; see pent- in Indo-European roots.]pontifex (ˈpɒntɪˌfɛks) n, pl pontifices (pɒnˈtɪfɪˌsiːz) (Historical Terms) (in ancient Rome) any of the senior members of the Pontifical College, presided over by the Pontifex Maximus[C16: from Latin, perhaps from Etruscan but influenced by folk etymology as if meaning literally: bridge-maker, from pons bridge + -fex from facere to make]pon•ti•fex (ˈpɒn təˌfɛks)
n., pl. pon•tif•i•ces (pɒnˈtɪf əˌsiz) a member of the highest body of priests in ancient Rome. [1570–80; < Latin: appar. literally, path-maker =ponti-, comb. form of pōns bridge, probably orig., path + -fex -fex] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | pontifex - a member of the highest council of priests in ancient Romecapital of Italy, Eternal City, Italian capital, Rome, Roma - capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empirepriest - a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Ordersantiquity - the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe |
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