PONTIFICATE


Meaning of PONTIFICATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pɔnˈtɪfɪkɪt ]

v. & n. --v.intr. 1 a play the pontiff; pretend to be infallible. b be pompously dogmatic. 2 RC Ch. officiate as bishop, esp. at mass. --n. 1 the office of pontifex, bishop, or pope. 2 the period of this. [L pontificatus (as PONTIFEX)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.