Pontiff

Synonyms for "pontiff" (43 found)

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Translations

31 translations across 26 languages.

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Asturian

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  • pontífiz noun (pope)

Belarusian

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  • панты́фік noun (pope)

Bulgarian

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  • понтифекс noun (pope)

Catalan

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  • pontífex noun (pope)

Chinese Mandarin

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  • 教宗 noun (pope)
  • 教皇 noun (pope)

Dutch

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  • hogepriester noun (pope)
  • paus noun (pope)
  • pontifex noun (pope)

Esperanto

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  • ĉefpastro noun (pope)

Estonian

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  • pontifeks noun (pope)

Finnish

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  • pontiff noun (pope)

French

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  • pontife noun (pope)

Georgian

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  • პონტიფექსი noun (pope)

German

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  • Pontifex noun (pope)

Greek

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  • ποντίφικας noun (pope)

Italian

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  • pontefice noun (pope)

Japanese

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  • 教皇 noun (pope)

Korean

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  • 교황 noun (pope)

Persian

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  • پونتیفکس noun (pope)

Polish

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  • pontyfik noun (pope)

Portuguese

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  • pontífice noun (pope)

Romanian

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  • pontif noun (pope)

Russian

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  • понти́фик noun (pope)

Slovak

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  • pontifex noun (pope)

Spanish

3 entries
  • pontífice noun (pope)
  • vicecristo noun (pope)
  • vicediós noun (pope)

Tagalog

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  • pontipise noun (pope)

Ukrainian

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  • понти́фік noun (pope)

Vietnamese

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  • giáo hoàng noun (pope)

Sample sentences

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The pontiff utilized 21st-century technology and delivered the prayer via livestream by Vatican News and on screens in Saint Peter's Square.

Source: tatoeba (8602703)

With Caesar as the greatest pontiff, the Romans obtained a new calendar.

Source: tatoeba (11068895)

The pontiff also announced a 100-thousand-dollar donation to the clinic, which was founded by a German-born Franciscan friar and has facilities in Russia, Mozambique, Mexico and other nations.

Source: tatoeba (11492357)

In several respects John turned out to be an unexpected figure as supreme pontiff.

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