pontifices
Americannoun
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On the former date, the flamen Quirinalis, assisted by the vestals, offered sacrifice, and the pontifices presided at horse and chariot races in the circus.
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There were originally five pontifices, and the number was afterwards raised to fifteen.
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We may thus be quite certain, that though they had lost their old monopoly of religious knowledge, the pontifices found plenty of fresh work to do in this period.
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Whether it was to be inserted or not depended on the pontifices, who kept their secret jealously.
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The master or superintendent of the pontifices was one of the most honorable offices in the commonwealth.
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