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pontificate |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pontificate \Pon*tif"i*cate\, n. [L. pontificatus: cf F. pontificat. See {Pontiff}.] 1. The state or dignity of a high priest; specifically, the office of the pope. --Addison. 2. The term of office of a pontiff. --Milman. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pontificate \Pon*tif"i*cate\, v. i. (R. C. Ch.) To perform the duty of a pontiff. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pontificate n : the government of the Roman Catholic Church [syn: {papacy}] v : talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner; "The new professor always pontificates"
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