pontiff
noun[C]
uk/ˈpɒn.tɪf/us/ˈpɑːn.t̬ɪf/formalforpope(= theleaderof theRomanCatholicChurch)
Synonyms
Vicar of Christ
pope
Religious leaders & officials
- anti-papal
- apostolic
- archbishop
- archbishopric
- archdeacon
- clerical
- confessor
- curacy
- curate
- minister
- ministry
- muezzin
- mullah
- non-clerical
- priestly
- primate
- rabbi
- rabbinical
- rector
- the Dalai Lama