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Pontiffs were men on the highest council of priests in ancient Rome and the Pontifex Maximus was the highest religious figure. Today the term is almost exclusively used to refer to the Pope or a bishop of the Roman Catholic Church.
See also: Primacy of the Roman Pontiff
Religious leaders