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pontiff

noun pon·tiff \ˈpän-təf\

Definition of PONTIFF

1

: pontifex

2

: bishop; specifically often capitalized : pope 1

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Origin of PONTIFF

French pontif, from Latin pontific-, pontifex

First Known Use: 1626

Other Christian Religious Terms

Pentateuch, blasphemy, curate, doxology, eremite, iconoclasm, liturgy, orison, pneuma, reliquary

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