Definitions for pontiff

pontiff pon·tiff

Spelling: [pon-tif]
IPA: /ˈpɒn tɪf/

Pontiff is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 96 anagrams from letters in pontiff (ffinopt).

Definitions for pontiff

noun

  1. any pontifex.
  2. any high or chief priest.
  3. Ecclesiastical. a bishop. the Roman Catholic pope, the Bishop of Rome.

Origin of pontiff

1600-10; earlier pontife French, short for Latin pontifex pontifex

Examples for pontiff

Now, let us compare the rank of the emperor with that of the pontiff.

He obtained the Roman pontiff's license to preach to the pagans in Franconia, in Germany.

First, in his opening remarks yesterday, the pontiff towed a much more conservative line than his legion of new fans might expect.

But the current pontiff, for reasons one might fully understand, declined to meet the would-be papal assassin.

With more threats than ever on the Vatican, is the pontiff making a dangerous mistake?

Forget that he is a sovereign and a pontiff, and think of him as a tender and loving friend.

The pontiff blasts the selfishness, arrogance and detachment of the cardinals in Rome.

He was released in 2010, and now wants to meet Pope Francis when the pontiff visits Turkey next week.

The missive, however, never reached the pontiff to whom it was addressed.

Upon the decease of the pontiff, Rome was immediately in arms.

Word Value for pontiff
Scrable

15

Words with friends

17

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