pontificate
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Synonyms: pontifical, pontifice, pontificals, pontificated, pontificates, pontificator
Antonyms: pontifical, pontifice, pontificals, pontificated, pontificates, pontificator
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Noun
- The status or term of office of a pontiff or pontifex.
Verb
- To preside as a bishop, especially at mass.
- To act like a pontiff; to express one's position or opinions dogmatically and pompously as if they were absolutely correct.
- To speak in a patronizing, supercilious or pompous manner, especially at length.
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