Definitions for Pontifex
ˈpɒn təˌfɛks; pɒnˈtɪf əˌsizpon·tif·ex

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1. pontifexnoun

   a member of the highest council of priests in ancient Rome

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1. pontifex

   A pontifex is a term used in Ancient Rome, referring to a member of the highest college of priests which was known as the "College of Pontiffs" or "Pontifical College". The term is often specifically associated with the Pontifex Maximus, who was the highest-ranking religious official in Rome, a position later adopted by the Popes in the Catholic Church. The word "pontifex" is Latin, and is often interpreted to mean "bridge-builder", signifying a possible link between the earthly world and the divine.

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1. Pontifexnoun

   a high priest; a pontiff

2. Etymology: [L.]

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1. Pontifex

   PONTIFEX was a mid-1980s project that introduced a novel approach to complex aircraft fleet scheduling, partially funded by the European Commission's Strategic Programme for R&D in Information Technology. Since the mathematical problems stemming from nontrivial fleet scheduling easily become computationally unsolvable, the PONTIFEX idea consisted in a seamless merge of algorithms and heuristic knowledge embedded in rules. The system, based on domain knowledge collected from airliners Alitalia, KLM, Swissair, and TAP Portugal, was first adopted by Swissair and Alitalia in the late 1980s, then also by the Italian railroad national operator, for their cargo division. It is still in use today.

Matched Categories

1. • Antiquity
   • Priest

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How to pronounce Pontifex?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Pontifex in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Pontifex in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Pontifex in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Pontifex
2. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Pontifex
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Pontifex
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Pontifex