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pontifices

pontifices is the plural of pontifex.

Meaning of pontifex

Noun

pontifex (plural pontifices)

  1. (historical) A pontiff, state minister, or high priest, in Ancient Rome.
    • 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...1995, Julius Evola, “Regality”, in Guido Stucco, transl., Revolt against the Modern World, Rochester, Vermont: Inner Traditions International, translation of Rivolta contro il mondo moderno, →ISBN...

Questions about pontifices

What is pontifices the plural of?
Pontifices is the plural of pontifex.

Words near pontifices in the dictionary

  1. pontifications
  2. pontificator
  3. pontificators
  4. pontificatory
  5. pontifice
  6. pontifices
  7. pontificial
  8. pontificially
  9. pontifician
  10. pontificians
  11. pontificious

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