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Word: pontificate
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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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