PONTIFEX

pontifex

(noun) a member of the highest council of priests in ancient Rome

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

pontifex (plural pontifices)

(historical) A pontiff, or high priest, in Ancient Rome.

Source: Wiktionary


Pon"ti*fex, n.; pl. Pontifices. Etym: [L.]

Definition: A high priest; a pontiff.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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6 June 2025

PUNGENCY

(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”


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Coffee Trivia

Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.

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