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Meaning of pontifex | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B2

[ˈpɔn.tɪ.fɛks]

Definitions

an ancient Roman high priest, state minister, pontiff
declension-3, masculine
a pontiff or bishop of the early Christian church, now specifically the Pope
declension-3, masculine

Equivalents

العربية قسيس كاهن

Беларуская святар свяшчэннаслужыцель свяшчэ́ннік сьвяшчэннаслужыцель

Български свещеник

Bosanski guru духовник свештеник

Català clergue

Čeština duchovní

Cymraeg clerigwr

Dansk gejstlig

Deutsch Hohepriester Hoherpriester Kleriker

Ελληνικά κληρικός

English Cleric high priest

Esperanto ĉefpastro

Español clérigo sumo sacerdote

Suomi auktoriteetti guru pappi ylipappi

Français clerc ecclésiastique grand prêtre grand-prêtre prêtre souverain sacrificateur

Gaeilge ardsagart cléireach uachtarán na sagart

Galego crego

עברית כהן גדול

Hrvatski guru духовник свештеник

Magyar főpap

Íslenska klerkur

Italiano chierico sommo sacerdote

日本語住職大祭司宮司牧師聖職者

ខ្មែរ អ្នកបួស

한국어 성직자

Latina antistes sacerdos

Македонски духовник првосвештеник свештеник свештенослужител

Nederlands clericus geestelijke hogepriester

Polski arcykapłan duchowny kleryk

Português clérigo sumo sacerdote

Română mare preot

Русский волхв клирик первосвященник священник священнослужитель

Slovenčina duchovný

Српски guru духовник свештеник

Kiswahili kuhani mkuu

Українська духівни́к священник священнослужитель

Tiếng Việt mục sư

Examples

“adiacet antīquus Tiberīnō lūcūs Helernī:”

The ancient grove of Helernus is near by the Tiber [River]: Even now the high priests bring sacrifices to there. (See: Helernus; “Tiberinus” is an alternative name for the Tiber River.)

CEFR level

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

Meaning of pontifex | Babel Free

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