pontifex
Example Sentences
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The new pontifex maximus has much work ahead of him to wrangle the faithful into unity.
From Los Angeles Times
"Looking forward to the visit of @pontifex," Orban said on Twitter on Thursday evening.
From Reuters
The world's richest person tweeted a picture where he can be seen standing next to the pope, captioning it: "Honored to meet @pontifex yesterday."
From Reuters
In an accompanying @pontifex Twitter post, Francis said he was "beginning a new journey" on the service in order "to walk with you along the path of mercy and the tenderness of God."
From The Verge
He was the first pope to take his message regularly to Twitter, and the @pontifex account, first opened by Pope Benedict, now has 8.4 million followers.
From The Guardian
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