A pontiff (from Latinpontifex) was, in Roman antiquity, a member of the most illustrious of the colleges of priests of the Roman religion, the College of Pontiffs. The term "pontiff" was later applied to any high or chief priest and, in Roman Catholic ecclesiastical usage, to a bishop and more particularly to the Bishop of Rome, the Pope or "Roman Pontiff".
Etymology
The English term derives through Old Frenchpontif from Latin pontifex, a word commonly held to come from the Latin root words pons (bridge) + facere (to do, to make), and so to have the literal meaning of "bridge-builder". This may be only a folk etymology, but it may also recall antique tasks and magic rites associated with bridges.
Ancient Rome
There were four chief colleges of priests in ancient Rome, the most illustrious of which was that of the pontifices. The others were those of the augures, the quindecimviri sacris faciundis, and the epulones. The same person could be a member of more than one of these groups. Including the pontifex maximus, who was president of the college, there were originally three or fivepontifices, but the number increased over the centuries, finally becoming 16 under Julius Caesar. By the third century B.C., the pontiffs had assumed control of the state religious system.
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However, Sri Kaaryam Swaminatha Desiga Swamigal, one of his disciples, said a pontiff of the mutt ought not have entered matrimony ... Pontiff Mahalinga Pandara Sannathi said there is no stipulation regarding a pontiff's marital status in the rules.
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With an aim to preserve the sanctity and spiritual aura of the sacred abode of Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala, which is embroiled in the laddu-ghee adulteration row, pontiffs from various reputed mutts ...
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After deliberating with pontiffs, priests and Sanatana Dharma (Hinduism) experts, we will decide on how the samprokshana (ritualistic sanitisation) should be done,” said Naidu in an official release.
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During his visit last Thursday to Istiqlal Mosque, the largest in Southeast Asia, the pontiff congratulated Indonesia for having “a space for dialogue and creating the sense of mutual respect ...
