| 单词 | pontifical |
| 释义 | pontifical adj. & n. --adj 1. RC Ch. of or befitting a pontiff; papal. 2. pompously dogmatic; with an attitude of infallibility. --n 1. an office-book of the Western Church containing rites to be performed by the Pope or bishops. 2. (in pl.) the vestments and insignia of a bishop, cardinal, or abbot. Phrases and idioms pontifical mass a high mass, usu. celebrated by a cardinal, bishop, etc. Derivatives pontifically adv. Etymology: ME f. F pontifical or L pontificalis (as PONTIFEX) |
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