pontiffとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

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

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈpɒntɪf/

名詞

pontiff (plural pontiffs)

1. (historical, Ancient Rome) A member of the most illustrious of the colleges of priests of the Roman religion, the College of Pontiffs; a pontifex. [from 17th c.]
2. A bishop of the early Church; now specifically, the Pope. [from 16th c.]
   • 2007, Edwin Mullins, The Popes of Avignon, Blue Bridge, published 2008, page 46:

     In several respects John turned out to be an unexpected figure as supreme pontiff.

3. (figuratively) Any chief figure or leader of a religion. [from 16th c.]

関連する語

• pontificate

参照

• “pontiff”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “pontiff”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “pontiff”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.