pontificate

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

pontificare

pontificato

comandare

papato

sinonimi

sermonize

play the oracle

moralise

moralize

orate

papacy

preach

popedom

sermonise

perorate

bishopric

harangue

lay down the law

lecture

prelacy

diocese

Traduzioni

pontificat

pontifier

pontificado

orakelen

Pontifikat

pontificaat

pontificat

pontificar

أقم قدّاس

pontificar

حبري

البابوِيّة

pontificar

papat

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/pɒnˈtɪf.ɪ.kət/

Etimologia (Inglese)

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