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pontificate

/ pontificate /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner
"The new professor always pontificates"
Type of:
talk speak
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 2
administer a pontifical office
Type of:
administer administrate
Derived:
papacy pontifex
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
noun Sense 3
the government of the Roman Catholic Church
Type of:
government authorities regime
Semantic Complexity
37%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
9
Times Searched
1
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talk speak administer administrate government authorities regime