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Definition of pontiff noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pontiff

noun
 
/ˈpɒntɪf/
 
/ˈpɑːntɪf/
 (formal)
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  1. the Pope (= the leader of the Roman Catholic Church)Topics Religion and festivalsc2
    Word Originlate 17th cent. (denoting an early Christian bishop): from French pontife, from Latin pontifex, from pons, pont- ‘bridge’ + -fex from facere ‘make’.
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