Leviathan · Character
Pontifex Maximus
Title for the chief priest of ancient Rome, later used by the Pope.
minor
Also known as the Pontifex Maximus
First appearance: part i of man
Pontifex Maximus shows up with force in Of the Benefit That Proceedeth from Such Darkness, and to Whom It Accrueth. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Noted as a title originally held by an officer subject to the civil state, later appropriated by the Pope to claim authority.
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See Pontifex Maximus in part i of man