pontifex

基本解釋

From then, I become Paul, neither the aged pontifex nor the royal member with noblest blood.
之后，我就成了保羅，但我不是古老的那個教皇，也不是血液高貴的王室。
Emperors became popes (both were called “Pontifex Maximus”), senators became bishops, orators became priests and basilicas became churches.
皇帝變成了教皇( 兩者都被稱為大祭司長)，元老院議員變成了主教，雄辯家變成了牧師，而長方形大會堂則變成了教堂。
edu.sina.com.cn
He took the title of pontifex maximus head sacrificial priest of the roman dominion the most ancient of all titles that the emperors had enjoyed.
他號稱“大祭司長”，即羅馬領(lǐng)土上的總祭司，這是歷代皇帝所享用過的所有頭銜中最古老的稱呼。

The role of Pontifex Maximus and the College of Pontiffs were, legendarily, founded by the second king of Rome, Numa Pompilius.
FORBES: The Papal Succession – HD Edition

(in ancient Rome) any of the senior members of the Pontifical College, presided over by the Pontifex Maximus