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羅馬教皇,主教,祭司長
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Pontiff \Pon"tiff\, n. [F. pontife, L. pontifex, -ficis; pons,
pontis, a bridge (perhaps originally, a way, path) + facere
to make. Cf. {Pontoon}.]
A high priest. Especially:
(a) One of the sacred college, in ancient Rome, which had the
supreme jurisdiction over all matters of religion, at the
head of which was the Pontifex Maximus. --Dr. W. Smith.
(b) (Jewish Antiq.) The chief priest.
(c) (R. C. Ch.) The pope.
資料來源 : WordNet®
Pontiff
n : the head of the Roman Catholic Church [syn: {Pope}, {Catholic
Pope}, {Roman Catholic Pope}, {Holy Father}, {Vicar of
Christ}, {Bishop of Rome}]