Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The office or term of office of a pontiff.
- intransitive verb To express opinions or judgments in a dogmatic way.
- intransitive verb To administer the office of a pontiff.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To act officially as pontiff or bishop; especially, to say pontifical mass.
- noun The office or dignity of a pontiff, high priest, or pope.
- noun The time during which a pontifical office is held by any given incumbent.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb (R. C. Ch.) To perform the duty of a pontiff.
- noun The state or dignity of a high priest; specifically, the office of the pope.
- noun The term of office of a pontiff.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
state or term of office of apontiff orpontifex . - verb intransitive To
preside as abishop , especially atmass . - verb intransitive To act like a
pontiff ; toexpress one’s position or opinionsdogmatically andpompously as if they wereabsolutely correct . - verb intransitive To
speak in apatronizing ,supercilious orpompous manner, especially at length.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner
- verb administer a pontifical office
- noun the government of the Roman Catholic Church
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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"Today as the conclave announces its decision, the offering of prayers for this new pontificate is the most appropriate response from other Christian leaders," the Rev. John H. Thomas, UCC general minister and president, said in a written statement to United Church News.
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"Today as the conclave announces its decision, the offering of prayers for this new pontificate is the most appropriate response from other Christian leaders," the Rev. John H. Thomas, UCC general minister and president, said in a written statement to United Church News.
Pope Reaches Out To Holocaust Denier; Jewish Leader Reacts 2009
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"Today as the conclave announces its decision, the offering of prayers for this new pontificate is the most appropriate response from other Christian leaders," the Rev. John H. Thomas, UCC general minister and president, said in a written statement to United Church News.
Pope Reaches Out To Holocaust Denier; Jewish Leader Reacts 2009
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"Today as the conclave announces its decision, the offering of prayers for this new pontificate is the most appropriate response from other Christian leaders," the Rev. John H. Thomas, UCC general minister and president, said in a written statement to United Church News.
Religion 2010
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One of the fascinating things about Pope Benedict's pontificate is how he has consistently and continually appealed to reason and to man's ability to think, know, and understand.
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The excess space they give you to iterate and re-iterate, describe, and have characters reflect and pontificate is nothing less than sheer luxury. on 08 Jul 2008 at 12: 33 pm Therese Walsh
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One of the fascinating things about Pope Benedict's pontificate is how he has consistently and continually appealed to reason and to man's ability to think, know, and understand.
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In short, Mr. Outside has been succeeded by Mr. Inside; and the story of Ratzinger's emergence as the Church's leader reveals the ways in which his pontificate is likely to affect the Church as a whole.
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In short, Mr. Outside has been succeeded by Mr. Inside; and the story of Ratzinger's emergence as the Church's leader reveals the ways in which his pontificate is likely to affect the Church as a whole.
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The problem with the blogosphere and and you lot that sit back and pontificate is that a keyboard and mouse have made you an expert.
oroboros commented on the word pontificate
pontifi-kate; pontifi-ket.
November 22, 2007
sillygoose commented on the word pontificate
Blahblahblahblahblah.
January 18, 2008
reesetee commented on the word pontificate
Watch it, you guys, or we may have to depontificate you. ;-)
January 18, 2008
frindley commented on the word pontificate
"I think they might reconsider it given the fun and knowledge gained by the the logophiles and verbivores visiting sites like this one."
A nice example of pontification from everybody's (everybodie's? no…) favourite pompous old git. Notice the delightful way in which the writer assumes his readership to be, oh I don't know, about 50 years younger than he is, and the beautifully old-fashioned "for fun and profit" tone.
September 9, 2008
munjal.upadhyay commented on the word pontificate
speak bombastically
arrogant
March 25, 2013