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pontifical

/p/A/n't/I/f/I/k/@/l/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles

    adj.pert

    Synonyms apostolic apostolical papal

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. denoting or governed by or relating to a bishop or bishops

    adj.pert

    Synonyms episcopal

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. Of or pertaining to a pontiff, or high priest; as, <i>pontifical</i> authority; hence, belonging to the pope; papal.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

noun

  1. the vestments and other insignia of a pontiff (especially a bishop)

    noun.artifact

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. A book containing the offices, or formulas, used by a pontiff.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. puffed up with vanity

    adj.all

    Examples
    Pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey.
    Synonyms grandiloquent overblown pompous portentous

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

ponteepontiacponticpontifexpontiffpontificpontificalitypontificallypontificatepontificepontificialpontifician

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