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Word: pontificate (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • The state or term of office of a pontiff or pontifex.

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Verb:

  • intransitive To act like a pontiff; to express one?s position or opinions dogmatically and pompously as if it is absolutely correct.
  • intransitive To preside as a bishop, especially at mass.
  • intransitive To speak in a patronizing, supercilious or pompous manner, especially at length.

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