pontifex maximus
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The new pontifex maximus has much work ahead of him to wrangle the faithful into unity.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2025
If he sometimes sounds like a pontifex maximus, he generally talks neither down nor with false humility.
From Time Magazine Archive
With the exception of the pontifex maximus, who was elected by the people from an early date, the priesthoods were filled by nomination or coöptation.
From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly
He held the title of pontifex maximus and consequently was at the head of the official pagan worship.
From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly
M. Æmilius Lepidus, master of the horse, 185; pontifex maximus, 186; in Second Triumvirate, 188–189; deposed, 192.
From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly
