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Pontificate

Pontificate Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Pontificate? [n] the government of the Roman Catholic Church [v] talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner; "The new professor always pontificates" [v] administer a pontifical office Synonyms \| Synonyms for Pontificate: papacy Related Terms \| Find terms related to Pontificate: aedileship \| Apostolic See \| archbishopric \| archiepiscopacy \| archiepiscopate \| aristocracy \| Barnumize \| bishopric \| blow \| bombast \| chairmanship \| chancellery \| chancellorate \| chancellorship \| chiefery \| chiefry \| chieftaincy \| chieftainry \| chieftainship \| cock \| consulate \| consulship \| deanery \| dictatorship \| dictature \| directorship \| dogmatize \| emirate \| episcopacy \| governorship \| headship \| hegemony \| hierarchy \| inflate \| lay it on \| leadership \| look big \| lordship \| magistracy \| magistrateship \| magistrature \| masterdom \| mastership \| mastery \| mayoralty \| mayorship \| metropolitanate \| metropolitanship \| nobility \| oracle \| oraculate \| papacy \| papality \| pashadom \| pashalic \| patriarchate \| patriarchy \| peacock \| pile it on \| pontificality \| popedom \| popehood \| popeship \| prefectship \| prefecture \| premiership \| presidency \| presidentship \| prime-ministership \| prime-ministry \| princedom \| princeship \| principality \| proclaim \| proconsulate \| proconsulship \| protectorate \| protectorship \| provostry \| provostship \| put on \| put on airs \| put on side \| rectorate \| rectorship \| regency \| regentship \| ritz it \| ruling class \| See of Rome \| seigniory \| seneschalship \| seneschalsy \| sheikhdom \| sheriffalty \| sheriffcy \| sheriffdom \| shrievalty \| supervisorship \| suzerainship \| suzerainty \| swagger \| swank \| swell \| swell it \| talk big \| talk highfalutin \| the Vatican \| tribunate \| vapor \| vizierate \| viziership See Also \| administer \| administrate \| authorities \| government \| Holy Father \| pontiff \| pope \| regime \| speak \| talk \| Vicar of Christ Pontificate In Webster's Dictionary \Pontif"icate\, n. [L. pontificatus: cf. F. pontificat. See {Pontiff}.] 1. The state or dignity of a high priest; specifically, the office of the pope. --Addison. 2. The term of office of a pontiff. --Milman. \Pontif"icate\, v. i. (R. C. Ch.) To perform the duty of a pontiff.

Pontificate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pontificate?

[n] the government of the Roman Catholic Church
[v] talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner; "The new professor always pontificates"
[v] administer a pontifical office

Synonyms | Synonyms for Pontificate: papacy

Pontificate In Webster's Dictionary

\Pon*tif"i*cate\, n. [L. pontificatus: cf. F.
pontificat. See {Pontiff}.]
1. The state or dignity of a high priest; specifically, the
   office of the pope. --Addison.

2. The term of office of a pontiff. --Milman.


\Pon*tif"i*cate\, v. i. (R. C. Ch.)
To perform the duty of a pontiff.

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