Pontiff

Noun

 * 1) The Pope
 * 2) A bishop
 * 3) A pontifex

Related terms

 * pontificate

Thesaurus
Grand Penitentiary, Holy Father, abuna, antipope, archbishop, archdeacon, archpriest, bishop, bishop coadjutor, canon, cardinal, cardinal bishop, cardinal deacon, cardinal priest, chaplain, coadjutor, curate, dean, diocesan, ecclesiarch, exarch, hierarch, high priest, metropolitan, papa, patriarch, penitentiary, pope, prebendary, prelate, primate, rector, rural dean, subdean, suffragan, vicar

Etymology
pontifex: < pons: + facio:. This may be a folk etymology, an attempt by the Romans to explain an impenetrable borrowing from a non-Indo-European language (such as Etruscan).

Translations

 * Catalan: pontífex
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 * Italian: