pontifex maximus

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pontifex maximus (pŏn`tĭfĕks măk`sĭməs), highest priest of Roman religion and official head of the college of pontifices. As the chief administrator of religious affairs he regulated the conduct of religious ceremonies, consecrated temples and other holy places, and controlled the calendar. During the time of the empire, and until Christianity became firmly established, the emperor was designated pontifex maximus. After the supremacy of Christianity, the popes assumed the title.

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No references found			On this beautiful morning in Rome, on this most festive occasion, the one and only moment of tension, the only cloud in evidence, was the fact that each of us, in order to spend a little time with the Pontifex Maximus, had to pass through the metal detector. The Eye of the Needle Part One by JR McCarthy by ArtistsILove / General interest community If King is an example and an inspiration to all, then the President of the United States, in his role as pontifex maximus of the American civil religion, will, and should, honor him. President or pontiff? by The New American He has added references to imperial sculpture (Augustus as general, but not as pontifex maximus or as heroic nude, and none about later emperors) and architecture (Augustus' mausoleum, but not the Ara Pacis). The World that Shaped the New Testament. (Briefly Noted) by Krentz, Edgar / Currents in Theology and Mission			Pont-A-Mousson Pont-À-Mousson Pont-Aven school Ponta Delgada Ponta Grossa Pontano, Giovanni Pontchartrain Pontchartrain, Lake Pontecorvo Pontecorvo, Bruno Pontecorvo, Guido Pontefract Pontevedra Ponti, Gio Pontiac Pontiac Lake Recreation Area Pontiac's Rebellion Pontian Pontian Stage Pontianak pontianak gum pontic Pontic Mountains Pontics Pontifex pontifex maximus Pontifex, Theobald pontiff pontifical pontifical altar pontificate Pontifices pontine flexure Pontine Marshes Pontius Pilate Pontmercy, Marius Pontodoridae Pontoise Pontonnyi Pontoon pontoon bridge pontoon-tank roof Pontoppidan Pontoppidan, Henrik Pontormo Pontormo, Jacopo da Pontotoc County Pontresina Pontriagin, Lev Pontriagin, Lev Semenovich Pontryagin's maximum principle			Pontianak Pontianak Pontianak pontianak gum Pontianak, Indonesia - Supadio Pontic Pontic Pontic Pontic Pontic Alps Pontic Mountains Pontic range Pontic Ranges Pontica Pontica Pontica Ponticelli ponticello Pontics Pontics Pontics ponticuli Ponticulus Pontif Pontif Pontifes maximus pontifex pontifex pontifex pontifex pontifex maximus Pontifex, Theobald Pontiff Pontiff Pontiff Pontiff Pontiff Pontiff States Pontiff States Pontiff States pontiffs pontiffs Pontific Pontifica Università Gregoriana pontifical pontifical Pontifical Academy for Life Pontifical Academy of New Lincei pontifical altar Pontifical Ambrosian Institute of Sacred Music Pontifical Biblical Commission Pontifical Biblical Institute Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico Pontifical College Pontifical College Josephinum Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity Pontifical Council for Social Communications

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