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pontifex

/ˈpɒn.təˌfɛks/ US
/ˈpɒn.tɪˌfɛks/ US

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Learned borrowing from Latin pontifex. Doublet of pontiff.

noun pontifices

historical A pontiff, state minister, or high priest, in Ancient Rome. Every traditional civilization is characterized by the presence of beings who […] embody within the temporal order the living and efficacious presence of a power that comes from above. One of these types of beings is the pontifex, according to the inner meaning of the word and according to the origi

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@misc{pontifex_2026,
  title = {pontifex},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pontifex},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}