Pontiff synonyms

pŏn'tĭf

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prelate
A clergyman of high rank and authority, having jurisdiction over an area or a group of people; normally a bishop.
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cardinal
The definition of a cardinal is a songbird with a noticeable crest and a stout bill that is often red in color, a distinctive red color, or a dignitary in the Roman Catholic church.
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his-holiness
An honorific or title used to refer to a high-ranking religious leader.
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pope (related)
(Eastern Christianity) The Bishop or Patriarch of Alexandria.
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bishop
(Chess) A piece that may be moved only diagonally.
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pontifex
A man on the highest council of priests in ancient Rome.
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Catholic Pope
the head of the Roman Catholic Church
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Roman Catholic Pope
the head of the Roman Catholic Church
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holy-father
Used as a title and form of address for the pope.
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vicar-of-christ
(Roman Catholicism) A Pope.
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bishop-of-rome
An honorific title of the Pope of the Roman Catholic Church
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patriarch (related)
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emperor (related)
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apostolic see (related)
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  • Here are Pinturicchio's famous frescoes of scenes from the life of the latter pontiff, and the collection of choir books (supported on sculptured desks) with splendid illuminations by Sienese and other artists.

  • These negotiations ended when the pontiff grossly insulted the envoys of the king of Bohemia.

  • As chief pontiff he inquired rigorously into the character of the vestal virgins, three of whom were buried alive; he enforced the laws against adultery, mutilation, and the grosser forms of immorality, and forbade the public acting of mimes.

  • Trustworthy evidence, they said, proved to them that this pontiff accepted the dogma of the superiority of the council as it had been defined at Constance and at Basel.

  • Fesch ventured to write to the aged pontiff a letter which came into the hands of the emperor.

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