Pontifical Meaning

There are 4 meaning(s) for word Pontifical

Meaning 1 : proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles

    Synonyms : apostolic,  apostolical,  papal
Meaning 2 : puffed up with vanity

    Example : pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey

    Synonyms : grandiloquent,  overblown,  pompous,  portentous
Meaning 3 : denoting or governed by or relating to a bishop or bishops

    Synonyms : episcopal
Meaning 4 : the vestments and other insignia of a pontiff (especially a bishop)


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