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pontifical
adjective(pon-tif-i-cal)
proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles
Synonyms: apostolic, apostolical, papal,
pontifical
adjective(pon-tif-i-cal)
puffed up with vanity
Synonyms: grandiloquent, overblown, pompous, portentous,
Examples:
Pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey.
pontifical
adjective(pon-tif-i-cal)
denoting or governed by or relating to a bishop or bishops
Synonyms: episcopal,
pontifical
noun(pon-tif-i-cal)
the vestments and other insignia of a pontiff (especially a bishop)

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