English-Thai Dictionary
pontiff
N สังฆราช บิชอป สันตะปาปา cardinal prelate pope sang-ka-rad
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
PONTIFF
n.[L. pontifex; said to be from pons, a bridge, and facio, to make. ] A high priest. The Romans had a college of pontifs; the Jews had their pontifs; and in modern times, the pope is called pontif or sovereign pontif.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PONTIFF
Pon "tiff, n. Etym: [F. pontife, L. pontifex, -ficis; pons, pontis, a bridge (perhaps originally, a way, path ) + facere to make. Cf. Pontoon. ]
Defn: 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
pontiff
pon tiff |ˈpäntəf ˈpɑn (t )əf |(also sovereign or supreme pontiff ) ▶noun the pope. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from French pontife, from Latin pontifex (see pontifex ).
Oxford Dictionary
pontiff
pontiff |ˈpɒntɪf |(also sovereign or supreme pontiff ) ▶noun the Pope. ORIGIN late 17th cent. (denoting an early Christian bishop ): from French pontife, from Latin pontifex (see pontifex ).
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
pontiff
pon tiff /pɑ́ntəf |pɔ́n -/名詞 複 ～s C 1 ｟かたく ｠〘カトリック 〙〖通例the ～〗教皇, 法王 (the Pope ).2 〘キリスト教 〙司教 .3 〘ユダヤ教 〙大祭司 .4 (古代ローマの )大神官 .
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