pontiff

English - Turkish

Definition of pontiff in English Turkish dictionary

baş rahip

{i} başpiskopos

özellikle papa

{i} başrahip

{i} papa

{i} dini lider

piskopos/papa

{i} piskopos

{i} ruhani lider

Related Terms

pontiffs

Pontifler

supreme pontiff

Papa

English - English

Definition of pontiff in English English dictionary

The Pope

A pontifex

A bishop

{n} a chief priest, a high priest, the pope

the head of the Roman Catholic Church

{i} Pope, head of the Catholic Church, Bishop of Rome

One of the sacred college, in ancient Rome, which had the supreme jurisdiction over all matters of religion, at the head of which was the Pontifex Maximus

The chief priest

The Pontiff is the Pope. The Pontiff celebrated mass in Mexico City. = Pope. the Pope (pontif, from pontifex , probably from pons + facere )

A high priest

Related Terms

Roman pontiff

{i} the Pope

a pontiff

pontifical

pontiffs

plural of pontiff

Hyphenation

pon·tiff

Turkish pronunciation

päntıf

Pronunciation

/ˈpäntəf/ /ˈpɑːntəf/

Etymology

() Latin pontifex pons (“bridge”) + faciō (“build, make”). This may be a folk etymology, an attempt by the Romans to explain an impenetrable borrowing from a non-Indo-European language (such as Etruscan).