pon·tif·i·cal 
(pŏn-tĭfĭ-kəl)
(pŏn-tĭfĭ-kəl)adj.
1. Relating to, characteristic of, or suitable for a pontiff.
2. Pompously dogmatic or self-important; pretentious.
n.
1. pontificals The vestments and insignia of a bishop.
2. A book of forms for ceremonies performed by a bishop.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin pontificālis, of a pontifex, from pontifex, pontific-, pontifex; see PONTIFEX.]
pon·tifi·cal·ly adv.