Crossword-Solution: PONTIFF
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Pontiff | n. | A high priest. |
| Pontiff | 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. |
| Pontiff | n. | The chief priest. |
| Pontiff | n. | The pope. |
We have 37 clues for the answer “PONTIFF”
| Clue | Answers |
|---|---|
| Head of the Roman Catholic Church | 1 answer |
| Big bishop | 1 answer |
| Bishop or high priest. | 1 answer |
| Noted Vatican City resident | 1 answer |
| Noted ring wearer | 1 answer |
| See star? | 1 answer |
| Wearer of the triregnum crown | 1 answer |
| supreme bishop | 1 answer |
| supreme pope | 1 answer |
| supreme priest | 1 answer |
| Vatican City leader | 2 answers |
| bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church | 2 answers |
| John, Paul or John Paul | 2 answers |
| Francis, since 2013 | 2 answers |
| Anastasius | 2 answers |
| Benedict XVI, e.g. | 2 answers |
| Anterus | 2 answers |
| Anicetus | 2 answers |
| Anacletus | 2 answers |
| Agapitus | 2 answers |
| Adeodatus | 2 answers |
| AGATHO | 3 answers |
| PRIEST, high | 3 answers |
| Pope | 3 answers |
| Tiara wearer | 4 answers |
| PONTIFEX | 4 answers |
| Bishop of Rome | 12 answers |
| MONSIGNOR | 15 answers |
| HIS Holiness | 16 answers |
| Holy Father | 16 answers |
| ADRIAN | 17 answers |
| High priest? | 19 answers |
| prelate | 22 answers |
| Ecclesiastic. | 22 answers |
| ALBERT | 34 answers |
| ALEXANDER ___ | 40 answers |
| Bishop | 44 answers |
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One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
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Sentences with PONTIFF (5)
The man who called himself Kalon was a magnificent creature, worthy, in a physical sense, to be the pontiff of Apollo.
Therefore he took Father Brown up sharply whenever that proud pontiff tried to explain anything; and told him to answer yes or no, and tell the plain facts without any jesuitry.
Nearly all of these declare on their title-pages that they are issued by order of the pontiff of the period, and each is preface by a special papal bull or letter.
And lo! another Hugh! O noble line! O! sire succeeded by an equal heir! He, thwarting with just cause their ill design, Shall thrash the Romans' pride who overbear; Shall from their hands the sovereign pontiff take, With the third Otho, and their leaguer break.
The high Russian Pontiff now slowly and solemnly stooped, and taking up some of the holy water, proceeded to sprinkle the vernal child--Jesus, whispered these crowds, but the ancients said Horus.
Quotes with PONTIFF (3)
... the priests of all these cults, the singers, shouters, prayers and exhorters of Bootstrap-lifting have as their distinguishing characteristic that they do very little lifting at their own bootstraps, and less at any other man's. Now and then you may see one bend and give a delicate tug, of a purely symbolical character: as when the Supreme Pontiff of the Roman Bootstrap-lifters comes once a year to wash the feet of the poor; or when the Sunday-school Superintendent of the…
The pope was lying fully stretched out on the floor, his body half-obscured by Cardinal Villot, who was leaning over him. Calvi's heart jumped into his throat. The pontiff 's eyes were shut, his face distorted in pain. He wasn't breathing. He was life-less, drained of color.
They say that Caliph Omar, when consulted about what had to be done with the library of Alexandria, answered as follows: 'If the books of this library contain matters opposed to the Koran, they are bad and must be burned. If they contain only the doctrine of the Koran, burn them anyway, for they are superfluous.' Our learned men have cited this reasoning as the height of absurdity. However, suppose Gregory the Great was there instead of Omar and the Gospel instead of the Kora…
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Appears in: Crossroads, LAT, NYT, Slate, Universal, USA TODAY.
Used 15 times in crossword archives (1968–2024).