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Definition of: pontifex
(pon′tə·feks) noun plural pon·tif·i·ces (pon·tif′ə·sēz)
A member of the highest priestly college of ancient Rome, the Pontifical College, which had supreme jurisdiction in religious matters. [<L pontifex, -ficis <Osco– Umbrian puntis a sacrificial offering + L facere make; infl. in form by L pons, pontis a bridge]
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