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pontificate 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/pänˈtifiˌkāt/,
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pontificated, past tense; pontificated, past participle; pontificates, 3rd person singular present; pontificating, present participle;
  1. (in the Roman Catholic Church) Officiate as bishop, esp. at Mass

  2. Express one's opinions in a way considered annoyingly pompous and dogmatic
    • - he was pontificating about art and history
Noun
  1. (in the Roman Catholic Church) The office of pope or bishop

  2. The period of such an office
    • - Pope Gregory VIII enjoyed only a ten-week pontificate
  1. administer a pontifical office
  2. papacy: the government of the Roman Catholic Church
  3. talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner; "The new professor always pontificates"
  4. A pontiff (from Latin pontifex) was, in Roman antiquity, a member of the principal college of priests (Collegium Pontificum)."Pontifex". ...
  5. The state or term of office of a pontiff or pontifex; To preside as a bishop, especially at mass; To act like a pontiff; to express one’s position or opinions dogmatically and pompously as if it were absolutely correct; To speak in a patronizing, supercilious or pompous manner, especially at ...
  6. n., a document given to each graduating pope.
  7. To speak with pompous authority