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English adjective: pontifical | |||
| 1. | pontifical proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles | ||
| Samples | Papal dispensation. | ||
| Synonyms | apostolic, apostolical, papal | ||
| 2. | pontifical denoting or governed by or relating to a bishop or bishops | ||
| Synonyms | episcopal | ||
| 3. | pontifical puffed up with vanity | ||
| Samples | A grandiloquent and boastful manner. Overblown oratory. A pompous speech. Pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey. | ||
| Synonyms | grandiloquent, overblown, pompous, portentous | ||
| Similar | pretentious | ||
| Antonyms | unpretentious | ||
English noun: pontifical | |||
| 1. | pontifical (artifact) the vestments and other insignia of a pontiff (especially a bishop) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | vestment | ||
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