pontificate

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

The status or term of office of a pontiff or pontifex.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To preside as a bishop, especially at mass.
2. (intransitive) To act like a pontiff; to express one's position or opinions dogmatically and pompously as if they were absolutely correct.
3. (intransitive) To speak in a patronizing, supercilious or pompous manner, especially at length.

Conceptes

pontificat

pontificar

papat

Sinònims

sermonize

play the oracle

moralise

moralize

orate

papacy

preach

popedom

sermonise

perorate

bishopric

harangue

lay down the law

lecture

prelacy

diocese

Traduccions

pontificat

pontifier

pontificado

pontificato

pontificare

pontificaat

Pontifikat

orakelen

comandare

pontificar

pontificar

حبري

البابوِيّة

papato

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/pɒnˈtɪf.ɪ.kət/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From Latin pontificatus, from pontifex (“high priest”), from pons (“bridge”) + facere (“make”).