1
[ adjective ] denoting or governed by or relating to a bishop or bishops

Synonyms

episcopal

Related terms

bishop

2
[ adjective ] proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles

Synonyms

papal apostolical apostolic

Examples

"papal dispensation"

Related terms

pope pope

3
[ adjective ] puffed up with vanity

Synonyms

pompous overblown portentous grandiloquent

Examples

"a grandiloquent and boastful manner" "overblown oratory" "a pompous speech" "pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey"- Newsweek

Related terms

pretentious

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Rhymes with

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Phonetic and Homophones

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pontificate pontiff pontifex

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