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Noun: pontiff  pón-tif
  1. The head of the Roman Catholic Church
    - pope, Catholic Pope, Roman Catholic Pope, Holy Father, Vicar of Christ, Bishop of Rome

Derived forms: pontiffs

See also: pontifical

Type of: Catholic, spiritual leader

Part of: papacy, pontificate

Encyclopedia: Pontiff

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