pontiff

pon·tiff

P0438900 (pŏn′tĭf)n.1. a. The pope.b. A bishop.2. A pontifex.

---

[French pontife, from Old French pontif, from Latin pontifex, pontifex; see pent- in Indo-European roots.]

pontiff

(ˈpɒntɪf) n (Roman Catholic Church) a former title of the pagan high priest at Rome, later used of popes and occasionally of other bishops, and now confined exclusively to the pope[C17: from French pontife, from Latin pontifex]

pon•tiff

(ˈpɒn tɪf)

n. 1. a. the Roman Catholic pope; the Bishop of Rome. b. a bishop. 2. pontifex. 3. any high or chief priest. [1600–10; earlier pontife < French, short for Latin pontifex pontifex]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

pontiff - the head of the Roman Catholic ChurchBishop of Rome, Catholic Pope, Holy Father, pope, Roman Catholic Pope, Vicar of Christpapacy, pontificate - the government of the Roman Catholic Churchspiritual leader - a leader in religious or sacred affairsCatholic - a member of a Catholic churchantipope - someone who is elected pope in opposition to another person who is held to be canonically elected; "the antipopes resided in Avignon during the Great Schism"

Translations

罗马教皇

pontiff

(ˈpontif) noun (in the Roman Catholic church) a bishop, especially the Pope. 羅馬教宗 罗马教皇