pontifical

Letters that make pontifical

a, o, f, l, n, p, c, t, i are letters that make 'pontifical'

Words within pontifical

ti, NT, PO, IC, FICA, on, ic, AL, CA, Po, Al, Ca, Ti are words within 'pontifical'


4 possible definitions for 'pontifical'

Pontifical as "puffed up with vanity"

Under this definition, pontifical is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

overblown, portentous, grandiloquent, pompous have the same meaning as 'pontifical'

Derivatives of pontifical

ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, puffiness, splashiness, pomp, ostentation, inflation, gaudery are derivatives of 'pontifical'.

Similar to pontifical

pretentious is similar to pontifical.

Example of pontifical used within this context

"a grandiloquent and boastful manner", "overblown oratory", "a pompous speech", "pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey"- Newsweek


Pontifical as "proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles"

Under this definition, pontifical is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

apostolic, papal, apostolical have the same meaning as 'pontifical'

Derivatives of pontifical

Catholic Pope, Holy Father, Vicar of Christ, Bishop of Rome, pope, Roman Catholic Pope, pontiff are derivatives of 'pontifical'.

Pertain to pontifical

Catholic Pope, Holy Father, Vicar of Christ, Bishop of Rome, pope, Roman Catholic Pope, pontiff pertain to 'pontifical'.


Pontifical as "the vestments and other insignia of a pontiff (especially a bishop)"

Under this definition, pontifical is a noun and has the following properties:

pontifical as a type

'pontifical' can be a type of vestment.


Pontifical as "denoting or governed by or relating to a bishop or bishops"

Under this definition, pontifical is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

episcopal has the same meaning as pontifical

Derivatives of pontifical

bishop is a derivative of pontifical.

Pertain to pontifical

bishop pertains to 'pontifical'.



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