pontifical

pon·tif·i·cal  (pn-tf-kl)

adj.

1. Relating to, characteristic of, or suitable for a pontiff.

2. Pompously dogmatic or self-important; pretentious.

n.

1. pontificals The vestments and insignia of a bishop.

2. A book of forms for ceremonies performed by a bishop.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin pontificlis, of a pontifex, from pontifex, pontific-, pontifex; see pontifex.]

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pon·tifi·cal·ly adv.

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pontifical [pɒnˈtɪfɪk^əl]

adj

1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) of, relating to, or characteristic of a pontiff, the pope, or a bishop

2. having an excessively authoritative manner; pompous

n

(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) RC Church Church of England a book containing the prayers and ritual instructions for ceremonies restricted to a bishop See also pontificals

pontifically  adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pontifical - the vestments and other insignia of a pontiff (especially a bishop) vestment - gown (especially ceremonial garments) worn by the clergy
Adj.	1.	pontifical - proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles; "papal dispensation" apostolical, papal, apostolic
	2.	pontifical - denoting or governed by or relating to a bishop or bishops episcopal
	3.	pontifical - puffed up with vanity; "a grandiloquent and boastful manner"; "overblown oratory"; "a pompous speech"; "pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey"- Newsweek overblown, pompous, grandiloquent, portentous pretentious - making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction; "a pretentious country house"; "a pretentious fraud"; "a pretentious scholarly edition"

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pontifical

adjective papal, ecclesiastical, apostolic, prelatic An all-embracing Church, with full pontifical authority, is his ideal.

Translations

pontifical [pɒnˈtɪfɪkəl] ADJ → pontificio, pontifical (fig) → dogmático, autoritario

pontifical

adj

(lit) → pontifikal; (= papal) → päpstlich; pontifical robes → Pontifikalien pl; (of pope) → päpstliche Gewänder pl; pontifical duties → Pontifikalien pl; (of pope) → päpstliche Pflichten pl; pontifical office → Pontifikat nt

(fig) → päpstlich

pontifical [pɒnˈtɪfɪk/əl] adj → pontificio/a (pej) (speech, gesture, manner) → pontificante