pontificate 音标拼音: [pɑnt'ɪfək
, et]
n . 教皇,主教,高僧的地位
vi . 装模作样的说话,执行教皇职务
教皇,主教,高僧的地位装模作样的说话,执行教皇职务
pontificate n 1 :
the government of the Roman Catholic Church [
synonym : {
papacy },
{
pontificate }]
v 1 :
administer a pontifical office 2 :
talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner ; "
The new professor always pontificates "
Pontificate \
Pon *
tif "
i *
cate \,
v .
i . (
R .
C .
Ch .)
To perform the duty of a pontiff .
[
1913 Webster ]
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 .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
The term of office of a pontiff . --
Milman .
[
1913 Webster ]
112 Moby Thesaurus words for "
pontificate ":
Apostolic See ,
Barnumize ,
See of Rome ,
aedileship ,
archbishopric ,
archiepiscopacy ,
archiepiscopate ,
aristocracy ,
bishopric ,
blow ,
bombast ,
chairmanship ,
chancellery ,
chancellorate ,
chancellorship ,
chiefery ,
chiefry ,
chieftaincy ,
chieftainry ,
chieftainship ,
cock ,
consulate ,
consulship ,
deanery ,
dictatorship ,
dictature ,
directorship ,
dogmatize ,
emirate ,
episcopacy ,
governorship ,
headship ,
hegemony ,
hierarchy ,
inflate ,
lay it on ,
leadership ,
look big ,
lordship ,
magistracy ,
magistrateship ,
magistrature ,
masterdom ,
mastership ,
mastery ,
mayoralty ,
mayorship ,
metropolitanate ,
metropolitanship ,
nobility ,
oracle ,
oraculate ,
papacy ,
papality ,
pashadom ,
pashalic ,
patriarchate ,
patriarchy ,
peacock ,
pile it on ,
pontificality ,
popedom ,
popehood ,
popeship ,
prefectship ,
prefecture ,
premiership ,
presidency ,
presidentship ,
prime -
ministership ,
prime -
ministry ,
princedom ,
princeship ,
principality ,
proclaim ,
proconsulate ,
proconsulship ,
protectorate ,
protectorship ,
provostry ,
provostship ,
put on ,
put on airs ,
put on side ,
rectorate ,
rectorship ,
regency ,
regentship ,
ritz it ,
ruling class ,
seigniory ,
seneschalship ,
seneschalsy ,
sheikhdom ,
sheriffalty ,
sheriffcy ,
sheriffdom ,
shrievalty ,
supervisorship ,
suzerainship ,
suzerainty ,
swagger ,
swank ,
swell ,
swell it ,
talk big ,
talk highfalutin ,
the Vatican ,
tribunate ,
vapor ,
vizierate ,
viziership
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PONTIFICATE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of PONTIFICATE is to speak or express opinions in a pompous or dogmatic way
PONTIFICATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary PONTIFICATE meaning: 1 to speak or write and give your opinion about something as if you knew everything about it and… Learn more
PONTIFICATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary PONTIFICATE definition: 1 to speak or write and give your opinion about something as if you knew everything about it and… Learn more
PONTIFICATE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com To pontificate is to talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner To pontificate properly, you need to be a know-it-all with very strong opinions and the urge to share them Pontificate comes from the French word pontiff, another word for the Pope, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church
Pontificate - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com To pontificate is to talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner To pontificate properly, you need to be a know-it-all with very strong opinions and the urge to share them Pontificate comes from the French word pontiff, another word for the Pope, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church
pontificate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . Definition of pontificate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
PONTIFICATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary The pontificate of a pope is the period of time during which he is pope Pope Formosus died after a pontificate of four and a half years Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
Word of the Day: PONTIFICATE - by Mike Bergin - Roots2Words pontificate (verb) - to speak or expound in a dogmatic and pompous manner; to act or officiate as a pontiff [pon-tif-i-keyt] a pontiff is a high ranking Catholic bishop or official, primarily the Pope
pontificate, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary pontificate, n meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary