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Definition of "pontifices" []

  • Plural of pontifex. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "pontifices" in a sentence
  • "Calendis Jan. feriae sunt divae Angeronae, cui pontifices in sacello Volupiae sacra faciunt, quod angores et animi solicitudines propitiata propellat."
  • "[2097] Dicite pontifices, in sacris quid facit aurum?"
  • "All the other priestly colleges attended, plus every lictor on duty in Rome, so it was a colorful spectacle of togas striped in red and purple, round capes and ivory apex helmets, pontifices and augurs with togas pulled up to veil their heads."