pontiff
1. [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 15378
2. [ noun ] (Roman Catholic,religion,Christianity) the head of the Roman Catholic Church
Synonyms: pope Holy_Father bishop_of_rome catholic_pope roman_catholic_pope Vicar_of_Christ
Related terms: Catholic spiritual_leader gregory Gregory Gregory leo_i antonio_ghislieri innocent_iii albino_luciano john_paul_ii giovanni_de_medici leo_iii aeneas_silvius alfonso_borgia alexander_vi luigi_barnaba_gregorio_chiaramonti giuseppe_melchiorre_sarto achille_ratti eugenio_pacelli odo_of_lagery bartolomeo_prignano papacy
Similar spelling:   pontifex
  pontifical