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How to pronounce “pontiff”
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- Practice the English pronunciation of pontiff with real speech in context.
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- Sting: How I started writing songs again 23 minutes
♪ And the pontiff of Rome ♪
- Definition summary
- (historical, Ancient Rome) A member of the most illustrious of the colleges of priests of the Roman religion, the College of Pontiffs; a pontifex. [from 17th c.]
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How to pronounce pontiff
Sting: How I started writing songs again 23 minutes
♪ And the pontiff of Rome ♪
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “pontiff”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (historical, Ancient Rome) A member of the most illustrious of the colleges of priests of the Roman religion, the College of Pontiffs; a pontifex. [from 17th c.]
- A bishop of the early Church; now specifically, the Pope. [from 16th c.]
- (figuratively) Any chief figure or leader of a religion. [from 16th c.]
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