pontificate

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

sermonize

play the oracle

moralise

moralize

orate

papacy

preach

popedom

sermonise

perorate

bishopric

harangue

lay down the law

lecture

prelacy

diocese

Translations

pontificat

pontifier

pontificado

pontificare

pontificato

orakelen

pontificaat

Pontifikat

comandare

pontificar

pontificat

pontificar

حبري

البابوِيّة

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɒnˈtɪf.ɪ.kət/

Etymology

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