(n.) 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.
(n.) The chief priest.
(n.) The pope.
整理:尼古拉斯
双语例句
Neither in Italy, Germany, nor England was there the slightest general manifestation of disapproval at this free handling of the sovereign pontiff. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
In 1305, as we have told, the Pope became the kept pontiff of the French king. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.