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† pontiˈficial, a. and n. Obs.
[f. L. pontificius pertaining to a pontifex (f. pontifex, -icem) + -al1.]
A. adj.
I.
1. = pontifical a. 1, 2. pontificial law, canon law.
1591Harington Orl. Fur. 279 note, Giuen them by the Pope, who sent them the Pontificiall banner. 1651G. W. tr. Cowel's Inst. 132 By the Rules of the Civill and Pontificiall Law. 1758Blackstone Study of Law in Comm. (1765) I. Introd. i. 15 The law of the land takes place of the law of Rome, whether antient or modern, imperial or pontificial. 1769― Comm. IV. viii. 109 This plan of pontificial power was so indefatigably pursued by the unwearied politics of the court of Rome.
2. = pontifical a. 2 b.
1621Burton Anat. Mel. ii. i. i. i. 290 Our Pontificiall writers retaine many of these adiurations. 1641Sir S. D'Ewes in Rushw. Hist. Coll. iii. (1692) I. 314 The other Pontificial Princes and Prelates, the sworn Enemies to the Protestant Religion. 1684T. Burnet The. Earth i. 261 The protestant authors having lessen'd the authority of traditions, the pontificial doctors content themselves to insist only upon such as they thought useful or necessary.
3. = pontifical a. 4.
1613Purchas Pilgrimage (1614) 280 The Caliph..setting aside all his Pontificiall formalitie. 1682Sir T. Browne Chr. Mor. ii. §1 (1716) note, Metellus his riotous pontificial supper. 1709Strype Ann. Ref. I. vii. 106 Simple men without pontificial ornaments to set them out.
II.
4. = pontifical a. 5.
1609Holland Amm. Marcell. 89 The rites under the pontificiall priests and their Colledges.
B. n.
1. An adherent of the prelates, or of the pontiff.
1631R. Byfield Doctr. Sabb. 128 The Pontificials pronounce that the Lords day, is onely a Canon law. 1838G. S. Faber Inquiry 262 The people..inclined to maintain what the Pontificials were pleased to call heresy.
2. = pontifical n. 4.
1660J. Lloyd Prim. Episc. 63 The Form of Ordination, both in our Church, and in the Roman pontificial. 1920Trans. Scottish Ecclesiol. Soc. VI. 79 We are enabled to do this, as the pontificial or book of offices used by him has been printed. |