pontiff

FREQ #42265

n. 教皇, 主教, 大祭司

发音

UK /ˈpɒntɪf/
其它

词形变化

pontiffs 复数 pontiffs

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A member of the most illustrious of the colleges of priests of the Roman religion, the College of Pontiffs; a pontifex.

    历史
  2. 2.

    A bishop of the early Church; now specifically, the Pope.

    教皇

    教宗

  3. 3.

    Any chief figure or leader of a religion.

    比喻

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

pope bishop of Rome Vicar of Christ

上位词 2

Catholic spiritual leader

下位词 1

antipope

整体词 2

papacy pontificate

词源

Borrowed from Middle French pontife m, from Latin pontifex m. Doublet of pontifex.

来源：wiktionary