pontificate
Meaning of pontificate
noun
The status or term of office of a pontiff or pontifex.
verb- To preside as a bishop, especially at mass.
- To act like a pontiff; to express one's position or opinions dogmatically and pompously as if they were absolutely correct.
- To speak in a patronizing, supercilious or pompous manner, especially at length.
Information about pontificate
- The plural form of pontificate is: pontificates.
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Hyphenation of pontificate
pon-tif-i-cate
- It consists of 4 syllables and 11 chars.
- pontificate is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
pontificate synonyms
Meaning papacy:
Translation of pontificate
- French: pontifier
- Spanish: pontificar
- Portuguese: pontificar
- Italian: pontificare
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