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PONTIFF

\pˈɒntɪf], \pˈɒntɪf], \p_ˈɒ_n_t_ɪ_f]\

Definitions of PONTIFF

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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the head of the Roman Catholic Church

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

the head of the Roman Catholic Church

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The pope.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

A high priest; any bishop; the Pope. Also, pontifex.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

(orig.) A Roman highpriest: in the R. Cath. Church, the Pope.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

A high-priest; the pope.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

Pontific.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

n. [Latin] A high priest; especially, one of the sacred college in ancient Rome;â€”among the Jews, a chief priest;â€”the pope.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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