单词 | pontificality |
释义 | pontificality/ˌpɒntɪfɪˈkalɪti/noun 1A pontificate; the papacy. Compare pontificate. rare after 18th cent. 2 Depreciative. A grand, stately, or haughty demeanour. Now usually: arrogance; dogmatism; pomposity. rare before mid 20th cent. OriginLate Middle English; earliest use found in Guy de Chauliac's Grande Chirurgie. Apparently from pontifical (although this is apparently first attested slightly later) + -ity. |
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