Pontifex Maximus
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Pontifex Maximus (in ancient Rome) the head of the principal college of priests; (in the Roman Catholic Church) a title of the Pope. The title means literally in Latin ‘supreme high priest’.
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Missionaries of Hate
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 3/19/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...s current leader, called the Pontifex Maximus. In death, Smith was able to...Hale with something the Pontifex Maximus had longed for ever since he was...his direction, and the Pontifex Maximus had his sound-bite prepared...
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 "Herald News, The (Joliet, IL)")
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Hale church has nothing on Churchill
Newspaper article from: Herald News, The (Joliet, IL); 4/30/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...Hale of East Peoria. He is the "pontifex maximus" of what used to be called the...until they can agree on a new p-maximus, then send up a white plume to...racist Matt Hale, the pontifex maximus, then the corner of Jefferson...
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President or pontiff?(Insider Report)
Magazine article from: The New American; 2/23/2004; 559 words
; ...the President of the United States, in his role as pontifex maximus of the American civil religion, will, and should, honor him." "Pontifex Maximus" was a title bestowed on Roman officials whose authority...
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Racist literature distributed near IU
News Wire article from: University Wire; 10/7/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...banners, blond hair, blue eyes and blue skies. Pontifex Maximus, or Supreme Leader, Matt Hale is the only member...answer to a national director, who answers to the Pontifex Maximus. There are two uniformed branches that represent...
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 "Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)")
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CHURCH OF THE CREATOR BORN IN FLORIDA ONE 'SUPREME LEADER' HAD TIES TO DENVER MEATPACKING CASE.(City Desk/Local)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 12/26/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...suicide. Rudy Stanko was named supreme leader, or pontifex maximus, by Klassen in 1990. In 1984, Stanko was convicted...Based on the book, Klassen named him as the next pontifex maximus. After he was released from prison in 1990, Stanko...
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Spanning the years, an honour for Telford
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 7/5/2007; ; 700+ words
; HE WAS the "pontifex maximus" - the high priest of bridges, whose spans still provide vital...esteemed civil engineer in the empire. He was referred to as 'pontifex maximus' for his considerable proficiency in building bridges." TELFORD...
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The puzzling pope.(The Rule of Benedict)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Commonweal; 11/3/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...s finest hours, even if Dupuis was cleared, more or less. The most interesting chapter in the book--"Pontifex Maximus, Pontifex Minimus"--compares the papal styles of John Paul II and Benedict, the latter far more low-key than the...
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COLUMN: Hale creates own reality: Hatemonger on trial
News Wire article from: University Wire; 1/13/2003; ; 654 words
; ...a backward religion exist? The greatest asset the World Church of the Creator has is Matthew Hale -- aka Pontifex Maximus (or Pontifex Ignoramus, as I call him). The church has been in the spotlight since Hale became the leader. Hale is...
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The name of the Pope.(Religion)
Magazine article from: Quadrant; 4/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...title of pope. In contrast, the priestly title of pontifex maximus (supreme pontiff) descends from pre-Christian Rome...pertained only to the bishop of Rome. The Latin word pontifex means bridge-builder, and by virtue of having survived...
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A bunch of losers; Neo-Nazis in Montana.
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 11/28/2009; 700+ words
; ...electric can-opener and spent it on printing copies of his books. He killed himself in 1993. His successor as "Pontifex Maximus" was jailed for 40 years in 2005 for plotting to kill a judge. The movement is now largely dead, says Travis McAdam...
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pontifex maximus
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
pontifex maximus , highest priest of Roman religion and official head of the college of pontifices. As the chief administrator of religious...established, the emperor was designated pontifex maximus. After the supremacy of Christianity...
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Pontifex Maximus
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
Pontifex Maximus (Lat., pontifex , ‘bridge-maker’, of uncertain significance). Title of the pope . It was originally the title of the chief pagan priest at Rome. In English it is rendered ‘supreme pontiff’.
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pontifex
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
pontifex Priest of ancient Rome, a member of the college of priests who organized Rome's state religion. Since the 5th century ad , the title Pontifex Maximus has been in use in a Christian context as a designation for the pope.
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calendar
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...there were four days too many. What was worse, the pontifex maximus was given the power soon after 200 BC to regulate...term. The Julian Calendar When Julius Caesar became pontifex maximus, the Roman calendar had been so much abused that...
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Lepidus
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...152 BC, was a consul in 187 and 175 BC, a censor in 179 BC, and pontifex maximus [high priest] from 180 BC He served with distinction in the war...Sicily for himself and deprived him of his offices, except that of pontifex maximus.
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