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pontifical::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

pontifical

adjective

/pɑn'tɪfɪkəl/

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

Type	Words
Synonyms	apostolic, apostolical, papal
Derivation	pontiff

pontifical

adjective

/pɑn'tɪfɪkəl/

puffed up with vanity

Type	Words
Synonyms	grandiloquent, overblown, pompous, portentous

pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey.

pontifical

adjective

/pɑn'tɪfɪkəl/

denoting or governed by or relating to a bishop or bishops

Type	Words
Synonyms	episcopal

pontifical

noun

/pɑn'tɪfɪkəl/

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

Type	Words
Type of	vestment