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Showing words for PONTIFEX using the English dictionary
8 Letter Words for Pontifex
pontifex
7 Letter Words for Pontifex
finetop
6 Letter Words for Pontifex
foxite, opifex, pieton, pointe, pontie, toxine
5 Letter Words for Pontifex
enfix, exion, exopt, feint, fient, foeti, foxie, inept, nepit, netop, often, opine, pinot, pinte, pinto, piton, point, potin, tenio, toxin
4 Letter Words for Pontifex
ento, epit, eton, exit, exon, expo, expt, feni, fent, fine, fino, fixe, fixt, foen, foin, fone, font, info, into, neif, neti, next, nief, nife, nito, nixe, noex, noix, nope, note, npfx, oint, open, otxi, oxen, peni, pent, peon, peto, pien, piet, pine, pino, pint, pinx, pion, pnxt, poet, pone, pont, pote, poti, tien, tine, tipe, tone, tope, topi, xint
3 Letter Words for Pontifex
eft, eof, eon, epi, exp, ext, fei, fen, fet, fie, fin, fip, fit, fix, foe, fon, fop, fot, fox, ftp, ife, inf, int, iof, ion, ipo, nef, nei, neo, nep, net, nie, nip, nit, nix, not, nox, oft, oie, one, oni, ont, ope, opt, pen, pet, pfx, pie, pin, pit, pix, poi, pon, pot, pox, pte, tef, ten, tex, tie, tin, tip, toe, toi, ton, top, tox, tpi
Definitions for Pontifex
[1] a member of the Pontifical College, which was presided over by a chief priest (Pontifex Maximus) .
[2] (in ancient Rome) any of the senior members of the Pontifical College, presided over by the Pontifex Maximus
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Words nearby Pontifex
pontiac, pontian, pontianak, pontic, pontic mountains, pontifex, pontiff, pontific, pontifical, pontifical college, pontifical mass
Origin of Pontifex
1570–80; < Latin: apparently literally, path-maker, equivalent to ponti- (stem of pōns ) bridge, probably orig., path (see pons) + -fec- (combining form of facere to make) + -s nominative singular ending; the literal application is unclear
Word origin for Pontifex
C16: from Latin, perhaps from Etruscan but influenced by folk etymology as if meaning literally: bridge-maker, from pons bridge + -fex from facere to make