Associations to the word «Pontiff»
Noun
- Pius
- Maximus
- Papacy
- Pope
- Legate
- Vatican
- Benedict
- Avignon
- Holiness
- Boniface
- Xvi
- Cardinal
- Xii
- Supremacy
- Sovereign
- Vicar
- Schism
- Faithful
- Mathews
- Rome
- Clement
- Liber
- Consecration
- Heresy
- Dogma
- Christendom
- Xiii
- Decree
- Synod
- Communion
- Patriarch
- Basilica
- Pretension
- Priesthood
- Xxiii
- Legislative
- Prodigy
- Enigma
- Gregory
- Lama
- Supreme
- Deacon
- Clergy
- Medici
- Leo
- Primate
- Coronation
- Sanctity
- Censure
- Canon
- Confessor
- Obedience
- Princes
- Moral
- Bishop
- Julius
- Ix
- Viii
- Successor
- Apostle
- Excellency
- Disobedience
- Elector
- Angelo
- Vi
- Fief
- Elect
- Venetian
- Condemnation
- Sacrament
- Lucius
- Romano
Adjective
Wiktionary
PONTIFF, noun. A bishop of the early Church; now specifically, the Pope. [from 16th c.]
PONTIFF, noun. (figuratively) Any chief figure or leader of a religion. [from 16th c.]
PONTIFF, noun. (historical) A pontifex. [from 17th c.]
Dictionary definition
PONTIFF, noun. The head of the Roman Catholic Church.
Wise words
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