2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Pontiff  \Pon"tiff\,  n.  [F.  pontife,  L.  pontifex,  -ficis;  pons, 
  pontis,  a  bridge  (perhaps  originally,  a  way  path)  +  facere 
  to  make  Cf  {Pontoon}.] 
  A  high  priest.  Especially: 
  a  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.  --Dr.  W.  Smith. 
  b  (Jewish  Antiq.)  The  chief  priest. 
  c  (R.  C.  Ch.)  The  pope. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  pontiff 
  n  :  the  head  of  the  Roman  Catholic  Church  [syn:  {pope},  {Holy 
  Father},  {Vicar  of  Christ}] 

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