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Pontiff
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A high priest.
(2):
(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.
(3):
(n.) The chief priest.
(4):
(n.) The pope.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Pontiff'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/p/pontiff.html. 1828.