PONTIFFS Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word pontiffs. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for PONTIFFS
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| papal | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles | ||||||
| pontifical | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective • proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles • denoting or governed by or relating to a bishop or bishops noun • the vestments and other insignia of a pontiff (especially a bishop) adjective satellite • puffed up with vanity | ||||||
| primates | nounn | |||||
noun • an animal order including lemurs and tarsiers and monkeys and apes and human beings | ||||||
| archbishops | nounn | |||||
noun • a bishop of highest rank | ||||||
| bishops | nounn | |||||
noun • a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ • port wine mulled with oranges and cloves • (chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color | ||||||
| cardinals | nounn | |||||
adjective • being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order noun • (Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes • the number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a quantity but not the order • a variable color averaging a vivid red • crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male adjective satellite • serving as an essential component | ||||||
| patriarchs | nounn | |||||
noun • title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem) • the male head of family or tribe • any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race • a man who is older and higher in rank than yourself | ||||||
| popes | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the head of the Roman Catholic Church • English poet and satirist (1688-1744) | ||||||
| prelates | nounn | |||||
noun • a senior clergyman and dignitary | ||||||
| pope | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the head of the Roman Catholic Church • English poet and satirist (1688-1744) | ||||||
| bishop of rome | nounn | |||||
noun • the head of the Roman Catholic Church | ||||||
| catholic pope | nounn | |||||
noun • the head of the Roman Catholic Church | ||||||
| holy father | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • the head of the Roman Catholic Church | ||||||
| roman catholic pope | nounn | |||||
noun • the head of the Roman Catholic Church | ||||||
| vicar of christ | nounn | |||||
noun • the head of the Roman Catholic Church | ||||||