pontifical - Definition and Meaning

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(adjective)

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(in the Roman Catholic Church) relating to the pontiff or Pope

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a pontifical commission

(adjective)

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characterized by a pompous air of infallibility

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such explanations were greeted with pontifical disdain

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(noun)

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(in the Roman Catholic Church) an office book of the Western Church containing rites to be performed by the Pope or bishops