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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun pontificate has 1 sense

• pontificate(n = noun.group) papacy - the government of the Roman Catholic Church;
is a kind of authorities, government, regime
Derived form verb pontificate₁

Verb pontificate has 2 senses

• pontificate(v = verb.social) - administer a pontifical office;
is one way to administer, administrate
Derived forms noun pontifex₁, noun pontificate₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s

• pontificate(v = verb.communication) - talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner; "The new professor always pontificates"
is one way to speak, talk
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

THESAURUS

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

ROGET THESAURUS

pontificate

Churchdom

N church, churchdom, ministry, apostleship, priesthood, prelacy, hierarch, church government, christendom, pale of the church, clericalism, sacerdotalism, episcopalianism, ultramontanism, theocracy, ecclesiology, ecclesiologist, priestcraft, odium theologicum, monachism, monachy, monasticism, monkhood, pontificate, primacy, archbishopric, archiepiscopacy, prelacy, bishopric, bishopdom, episcopate, episcopacy, see, diocese, deanery, stall, canonry, canonicate, prebend, prebendaryship, benefice, incumbency, glebe, advowson, living, cure, rectorship, vicariate, vicarship, deaconry, deaconship, curacy, chaplain, chaplaincy, chaplainship, cardinalate, cardinalship, abbacy, presbytery, holy orders, ordination, institution, consecration, induction, reading in, preferment, translation, presentation, popedom, the Vatican, the apostolic see, religious sects, council, conclave, convocation, synod, consistory, chapter, vestry, sanhedrim, conge d'elire, ecclesiastical courts, consistorial court, court of Arches, ecclesiastical, ecclesiological, clerical, sacerdotal, priestly, prelatical, pastoral, ministerial, capitular, theocratic, hierarchical, archiepiscopal, episcopal, episcopalian, canonical, monastic, monachal, monkish, abbatial, abbatical, Anglican, pontifical, papal, apostolic, Roman, Popish, ultramontane, priest-ridden.