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Pontifical
pɒnˈtɪfɪkl
Pontifical definitions
adjective
pontifical
- (in the Roman Catholic Church) relating to the pontiff or Pope
"a pontifical commission"
- characterized by a pompous air of infallibility
"such explanations were greeted with pontifical disdain"
noun
pontifical
pontificals
- (in the Roman Catholic Church) an office book of the Western Church containing rites to be performed by the Pope or bishops
- the vestments and insignia of a bishop, cardinal, or abbot
"a bishop in full pontificals"