Pontifical

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Relating to, characteristic of, or suitable for a pope or bishop.
  • adj. Having the dignity, pomp, or authority of a pontiff or bishop.
  • adj. Pompously dogmatic or self-important; pretentious.
  • n. The vestments and insignia of a pontiff or bishop.
  • n. A book of forms for ceremonies performed by a bishop.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Of or pertaining to a pontiff.
  • adj. Pompous, dignified or dogmatic.
  • adj. Of or pertaining to the pontifices of Ancient Rome.
  • n. A book containing the offices, or formulas, used by a pontiff.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Of or pertaining to a pontiff, or high priest; ; hence, belonging to the pope; papal.
  • adj. Of or pertaining to the building of bridges.
  • n. A book containing the offices, or formulas, used by a pontiff.
  • n. The dress and ornaments of a pontiff.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Of, belonging to, or befitting a pontiff or high priest.
  • Of or pertaining to a bishop.
  • Of or pertaining to the Pope of Rome; papal; popish.
  • n. In liturgics, an office-book of the Western Church, containing the forms for the sacraments and other rites and ceremonies which can be performed only by a bishop (especially those for ordination, confirmation, and consecration of churches), the changes in the rubrics necessary when a bishop officiates, benedictions, and other forms, some of which can be used by priests who have received special commission from the bishop.
  • n. plural The insignia of a pontiff; the dress, ornaments, etc., of a bishop or pope, or, more loosely, those of a priest. See pontificalia.
  • n. A kind of ouch in use in the sixteenth century.
  • Of or pertaining to bridge-building.
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  • adj. proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles
  • adj. denoting or governed by or relating to a bishop or bishops
  • adj. puffed up with vanity
  • n. the vestments and other insignia of a pontiff (especially a bishop)
    • Equivalent
    pretentious   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    vestment   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    papal   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    papal    sacerdotal    episcopal    ducal    kingly   
     
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