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pontifical
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adjective (a)
- proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles(adj.pert)source: wordnet30
- denoting or governed by or relating to a bishop or bishops(adj.pert)source: wordnet30
- Of or pertaining to a pontiff, or high priest; as, pontifical authority; hence, belonging to the pope; papal.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- the vestments and other insignia of a pontiff (especially a bishop)(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- A book containing the offices, or formulas, used by a pontiff.(noun)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- puffed up with vanity(adj.all)Example:
Pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey.
source: wordnet30
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