pontification


pon·tif·i·cate

P0439200 (pŏn-tĭf′ĭ-kĭt, -kāt′)n. The office or term of office of a pontiff.intr.v. (-kāt′) pon·tif·i·cat·ed, pon·tif·i·cat·ing, pon·tif·i·cates 1. To express opinions or judgments in a dogmatic way.2. To administer the office of a pontiff.
[Latin pontificātus, from pontifex, pontific-, pontifex; see pontifex. V., from Medieval Latin pontificāre, pontificāt-, to act as an ecclesiastic, from Latin pontifex.]
pon·tif′i·ca′tion n.pon·tif′i·ca′tor n.

pontification

(pɒnˌtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən) n (Ecclesiastical Terms) ecclesiast the role of a priest or pope