pontifex

名词 n.
中文释义
美 /ˈpɒn.təˌfɛks/|/ˈpɒn.tɪˌfɛks/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A pontiff, state minister, or high priest, in Ancient Rome. historical
    — Every traditional civilization is characterized by the presence of beings who […] embody within the temporal order the living and efficacious presence of a power that comes from above. One of these types of beings is the pontifex, according to the inner meaning of the word and according to the original value of the function that he exercised.

词形变化

pontifices plural

词源

Learned borrowing from Latin pontifex. Doublet of pontiff.
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