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pontifex
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun pontifex has 1 sense
- pontifex(n = noun.person) Array - a member of the highest council of priests in ancient Rome; Array is a kind of priest
Derived form verb pontificate1
OXFORD DICTIONARY
pontifex, n. (pl. pontifices)
1 = PONTIFF.
2 Rom. Antiq. a member of the principal college of priests in Rome.
1 = PONTIFF.
2 Rom. Antiq. a member of the principal college of priests in Rome.
Idiom
Pontifex Maximus the head of this.
Etymology
L pontifex -ficis f. pons pontis bridge + -fex f. facere make
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