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PONTIFF
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : from Old French pontife ‘pontiff’, hence a nickname for someone who had played the role of the pope or a high priest in a medieval religious play, or for a vain or pompous person.
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Boy/Male
Indian
Implies eternity, Old Arabic name
Boy/Male
Hindu
Girl/Female
Anglo, Australian, British, English, Latin
Royal
Girl/Female
Indian
Aim; Spiritual
Boy/Male
Tamil
Gaze
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
With Firm Tastes
Girl/Female
Australian, Finnish, Greek, Swedish
Goddess of Wisdom; Wise; Praise
Girl/Female
Hindu
Female
Egyptian
, the mother of Rere.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Branch of a tree in heaven
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n.
A high priest; a pontiff.
n.
A church solemnity or ceremony celebrated at Rome, at stated intervals, originally of one hundred years, but latterly of twenty-five; a plenary and extraordinary indulgence grated by the sovereign pontiff to the universal church. One invariable condition of granting this indulgence is the confession of sins and receiving of the eucharist.
n.
Specifically: (a) The seat of episcopal power; a diocese; the jurisdiction of a bishop; as, the see of New York. (b) The seat of an archibishop; a province or jurisdiction of an archibishop; as, an archiepiscopal see. (c) The seat, place, or office of the pope, or Roman pontiff; as, the papal see. (d) The pope or his court at Rome; as, to appeal to the see of Rome.
n.
The term of office of a pontiff.
a.
Relating to, or consisting of, pontiffs or priests.
n.
The dress and ornaments of a pontiff.
n.
The pope.
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.
A high priest.
a.
Of or pertaining to the pontiff or pope.
n.
The chief priest.
n.
One of the chiefs or pontiffs of the Roman province of Asia, who had the superintendence of the public games and religious rites.
n.
A book containing the offices, or formulas, used by a pontiff.
v. i.
To perform the duty of a pontiff.
n.
The office and dignity of the pope, or pontiff, of Rome; papal jurisdiction.
a.
Of or pertaining to a pontiff, or high priest; as, pontifical authority; hence, belonging to the pope; papal.