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Princeps Sacerdotum (Chief of Priests)
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Princeps Sacerdotum (Chief Of Priests)
This is a title sometimes applied by Tertullian, Augustine, and others to a bishop, but used in the same sense as archiepiscopus, pontifex maximus, that is, high -priest. (See BISHOP); (See PRIEST).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Princeps Sacerdotum (Chief of Priests)'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/p/princeps-sacerdotum-chief-of-priests.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.