Definition of pontifical

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  • pontifical is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 17
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Definition of pontifical

  • proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. apostolic
    2. apostolical
    3. papal
  • puffed up with vanity (adjective)

    Examples

    1. pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey

    Synonyms

    1. grandiloquent
    2. overblown
    3. pompous
    4. portentous
  • denoting or governed by or relating to a bishop or bishops (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. episcopal
  • the vestments and other insignia of a pontiff (especially a bishop) (noun)

See definition of pontifical in Merriam Webster