Meanings of pontifex in English

But even he was placed under the authority of the chief pontifex.

The Druids had a pontifex maximus to whom they yielded entire obedience.

Odd, when you think about it, that a bishop is described as a pontifex, a bridge-builder.

Caesar's struggle for the office of pontifex maximus.

There is no pontifex here to try her!

Forevermore he is my High Priest, and not the great pontifex in the temple of your Jupiter.

He again raised his cane with the gravity of a Roman pontifex, marking off his templum in the heavens.

Only an edict from the pontifex had the ability to affect them. The Tehlin struck the girl with the book.

And he was appointed pontifex maximus, in spite of the fact that many others, Catulus most of all, were his rivals for the honor.

Its founder was the -pontifex maximus- Quintus Mucius Scaevola (consul in 659, d. 672),(40) in whose family jurisprudence was, like the supreme priesthood, hereditary.

Pontifex said future studies should look at whether exercise fits that bill.

At thirty-seven he was elected Pontifex Maximus-thehead of the State Religion.

Finally, he was made Pontifex Maximus, the head of the Roman religion.

Caesar was Pontifex Maximus, and Napoleon had himself crowned by the Pope.

The Vestal virgins received especial honor, and were appointed by the Pontifex Maximus.

I know it is the official house of the Pontifex Maximus.