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Meaning of PONTIFEX

Pronunciation:  'pântu`feks

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  (ancient Rome) a member of the highest council of priests in ancient Rome
 
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 See Also: priest

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pon"ti*fex\, n.; pl. {Pontifices}. [L.]
A high priest; a pontiff.
 

 

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