pontiff

英 ['pɒntɪf] 美['pɑntɪf]

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近义词priest

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复数: pontiffs;

pontiff 教皇，宗座

来自拉丁语pontifex,主祭司，教皇，来自pons,桥，-fex,做，制造，词源同do,fact.即修桥的人，引申词义连接凡人和神的人，后用做教皇尊称。

pontiff: pontiff: [17] In ancient Rome, members of the highest college of priests were known by the epithet pontifex. This looks as though it should mean ‘bridgemaker’ (as if it were formed from Latin pōns ‘bridge’ – source of English pontoon – with the suffix -fex, from facere ‘make’), but no one has ever been able to make any sense of this, and it is generally assumed that it originated as a loan-word, perhaps from Etruscan, and was subsequently adapted by folk etymology to pontifex.

It was adopted into Christian usage in the sense ‘bishop’. The pope was the ‘sovereign pontifex’, and in due course pontifex came to designate the ‘pope’ himself. The word passed into French as pontife, from which English gets pontiff.
=> punt
pontiff (n.): c. 1600, "high priest," from French pontif (early 16c.), from Latin pontifex, title of a Roman high priest (see pontifex). Used for "bishop" in Church Latin, but not recorded in that sense in English until 1670s, specifically "the bishop of Rome," the pope. Pontifical, however, is used with this sense from mid-15c.

It's thought to be the first time the Pontiff has specifically apologized for the alleged offences.: 人们认为这是罗马教皇第一次特别为宣称的指控道歉.

At that time, the pontiff, Pope John Paul II may attend the meeting.: 届时教宗若望保禄二世或将参加这次会议.

The pontiff also delivered comments in Spanish, recognizing a growing Catholic population in the United States.: 罗马教皇也用西班牙语表达, 认识到在美国有正在不断扩大的天主教徒人口.

But the pontiff says that promise was not fulfilled for all in America.: 但是教皇说,并不是所有美国人都实现了自己的愿望.

The Pontiff also urged dialogue and brotherhood between faiths.: 他同时呼吁加快不同信仰间的对话和兄弟情谊.

Emperor , Caliph , Pontiff , Pope Empire, Caliphate, Pontificate.: 皇(教皇、哈里发)皇国(教皇国、哈里发国)

The pontiff also made specific mention of conflicts in Sri Lanka and in Sudan's Darfur region.: 教宗特别提到斯里兰卡和苏丹达尔富尔地区的冲突.

On his arrival, the pontiff circled the park packed stadium in his popemobile.: 教皇到达后, 乘坐其座驾环绕满是人群的体育场.

On his arrival, the pontiff circled the packed stadium in his popemobile.: 他到来了之后, 教皇用他的专用公众电话对着充满人的体育馆.