单词 | pontifical |
释义 | pontifical —pontifically, adv. /pon tif"i keuhl/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a pontiff; papal. 2. pompous, dogmatic, or pretentious: to resent someone's pontifical manner. n. 3. (in the Western Church) a book containing the forms for the sacraments and other rites and ceremonies to be performed by bishops. 4. pontificals, the vestments and other insignia of a pontiff, esp. a bishop. [1350-1400; ME < L pontificalis, equiv. to pontific- (s. of pontifex) PONTIFEX + -alis -AL1] |
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